PIRATE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of pirate in English piratenoun [ C ] uk /ˈpaɪ.rət/ us /ˈpaɪr.ət/

pirate noun [C] (SHIPS)

Add to word list Add to word list B1 a person who sails in a ship and attacks other ships in order to steal from them Miscellaneous criminals

• arsonist
• artifice burglar
• bigamist
• bioterrorist
• black hat
• distraction burglar
• distraction thief
• drug dealer
• embezzler
• expropriator
• launderer
• looter
• lowlife
• man of straw
• money launderer
• scam artist
• scofflaw
• script kiddie
• shicer
• shoplifter

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pirate noun [C] (MOVIES/MUSIC)

a person who illegally copies music, films, computer programs, etc., and sells them: software pirates  pirate radio/television station a radio or television station that broadcasts without official permission: The trailer was being used to house a pirate radio station. See more Miscellaneous criminals

• arsonist
• artifice burglar
• bigamist
• bioterrorist
• black hat
• distraction burglar
• distraction thief
• drug dealer
• embezzler
• expropriator
• launderer
• looter
• lowlife
• man of straw
• money launderer
• scam artist
• scofflaw
• script kiddie
• shicer
• shoplifter

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piratical pirateverb [ T ] uk /ˈpaɪ.rət/ us /ˈpaɪr.ət/ to illegally copy a computer program, music, a film, etc. and sell it Forgery

• anti-counterfeiting
• anti-piracy
• bootleg
• counterfeit
• fake
• faker
• forge
• forged document
• forgery
• hijack
• hijacking
• knockoff
• piracy
• pirated
• plagiarism
• plagiarize
• self-plagiarism

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pirated (Definition of pirate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

pirate | American Dictionary

pirateverb [ T ] us /ˈpɑɪ·rət/

pirate verb [T] (COPY)

Add to word list Add to word list to illegally copy and sell something, such as recorded music, a film, etc., without permission: A lot of this software is pirated. piratenoun [ C ] us /ˈpɑɪ·rət/

pirate noun [C] (SEA THIEF)

a person who sails on the sea and attacks and steals from other ships (Definition of pirate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

pirate | Business English

piratenoun [ C ] uk /ˈpaɪrət/ us Add to word list Add to word list IT, LAW a person or organization that makes illegal copies of software, films, recordings, etc., to sell them at much cheaper prices: Copyright laws have introduced tough new sentences for software pirates. In order to deal with the pirate industry, technology has had to be supplemented by legislation. pirate CD/DVD/software pirate movies/music/goods pirate copy/download TRANSPORT a person who attacks ships to steal from them: The pirates attempted to board the oil tanker.  pirate radio station a radio station that broadcasts illegally: Several pirate radio stations were run by the rebel fighters. pirateverb [ T ]   IT, LAW uk /ˈpaɪrət/ us to make illegal copies of software, films, recordings, etc., to sell them at much cheaper prices: The factory manager claims his employees are not pirating famous brands. More than 90% of all CDs, DVDs, and computer software sold in the region have been pirated.

pirating

noun [ U ] the pirating of computer software on the internet (Definition of pirate from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of pirate?

Translations of pirate

in Chinese (Traditional) 水手, 海盜, 複製… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 水手, 海盗, 复制… See more in Spanish pirata, piratear, pirata [masculine-feminine]… See more in Portuguese pirata, pirata [masculine], piratear… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian समुद्रावरील चाचे… See more 海賊（ぞく）, 海賊（かいぞく）, 海賊版（かいぞくばん）を出（だ）す… See more korsan, korsan üretim/baskı yapan, korsan baskı/üretim/çoğaltım yapmak… See more pirate [masculine], pirater, (de) pirate… See more pirata… See more zeerover, piraat, plagiëren… See more ஒரு கப்பலில் பயணித்து, அவர்களிடமிருந்து திருடுவதற்காக மற்ற கப்பல்களைத் தாக்கும் ஒரு நபர்… See more जल दस्यु, समुद्री डाकू… See more દરિયાઈ ચાંચિયો… See more sørøver, sørøver-, pirat… See more pirat, sjörövare, pirat[-förläggare… See more lanun, pencetak rompak, mencetak rompak… See more der Pirat, Piraten-…, Piraten…… See more pirat [masculine], sjørøver [masculine], piratkopiere… See more بحری قزاق… See more пірат, порушувати авторське право, займатися піратством… See more సముద్రపు దొంగ/ ఓడలో ప్రయాణిస్తూ, ఇతర నౌకలపై దాడి చేసి దొంగిలించే వ్యక్తి… See more জলদস্যু… See more pirát(ský), vydat bez povolení… See more bajak laut, pembajak, membajak… See more โจรสลัด, ผู้ละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์, ละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์… See more cướp biển, người xâm phạm tác quyền, sao chép bất hợp pháp… See more pirat, kopiować nielegalnie, piratować… See more 해적… See more pirata, (riprodurre senza permesso)… See more Need a translator?

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    • pirate (SHIPS)
    • pirate (MOVIES/MUSIC)
    • pirate radio/television station
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    • pirate (COPY)
  • Noun 
    • pirate (SEA THIEF)
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    • pirate radio station
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