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piratelike

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pi⋅rate

  [pahy-ruht] noun, verb, -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
2. a ship used by such persons.
3. any plunderer, predator, etc.: confidence men, slumlords, and other pirates.
4. a person who uses or reproduces the work or invention of another without authorization.
5. Also called pirate stream. Geology. a stream that diverts into its own flow the headwaters of another stream, river, etc.
–verb (used with object)
6. to commit piracy upon; plunder; rob.
7. to take by piracy: to pirate gold.
8. to use or reproduce (a book, an invention, etc.) without authorization or legal right: to pirate hit records.
9. to take or entice away for one's own use: Our competitor is trying to pirate our best salesman.
–verb (used without object)
10. to commit or practice piracy.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < L pīrāta < Gk peirāts, equiv. to peirā-, var. s. of peirân to attack + -tēs agent n. suffix

Related forms:
pi⋅rate⋅like, adjective
pi⋅rat⋅i⋅cal  [pahy-rat-i-kuhl, pi-] , pi⋅rat⋅ic, adjective
pi⋅rat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. freebooter, buccaneer, corsair, plunderer.
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Word Origin & History

pirate  (n.)
1254, from O.Fr. pirate, from L. pirata "sailor, sea robber," from Gk. peirates "brigand, pirate," lit. "one who attacks," from peiran "to attack, make a hostile attempt on, try," from peira "trial, an attempt, attack," from PIE base *per- "try" (cf. L. peritus "experienced," periculum "trial, experiment, risk, danger," see peril). Meaning "one who takes another's work without permission" first recorded 1701; sense of "unlicensed radio broadcaster" is from 1913. The verb is first recorded 1574.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: pirate
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: pi·rat·ed; pi·rat·ing
transitive verb : to take or appropriate by piracy; especially : to copy, distribute, or use without authorization esp. in infringement of copyright pirated software> <pirating cable signals> intransitive verb : to commit piracy —compare BOOTLEG
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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