1 (especially in the past) a person on a ship who attacks other ships at sea in order to steal from them:
a pirate ship
2 (often used as an adjective) a person who makes illegal copies of video tapes, computer programs, books, etc., in order to sell them:
a pirate edition / recording * software pirates
3 (often used as an adjective) a person or an organization that broadcasts illegally:
a pirate radio station
seealsoPIRACY
piratical adjective
verb [VN] to copy and use or sell sb's work or a product without permission and without having the right to do so:
pirated computer games / books / videos * Jones was accused of having pirated the scientist's work.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is pirate a noun, verb, or something else?
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