pirate

Noun
  1. Someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own (synset 110457029)
    is a type of: stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
    same as: literary pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizer
  2. Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation (synset 110455134)
    is a type of: despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler - someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
    subtypes:
    specific instances:
    same as: buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover
  3. A ship that is manned by pirates (synset 103954164)
    is a type of: ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
    subtypes: corsair - a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
    same as: pirate ship
Verb
  1. Copy illegally;
    Of published material (synset 202282742)
    referred to in: crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
    is a type of: rip, rip off, steal - take without the owner's consent
  2. Take arbitrarily or by force (synset 201474455)
    "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
    referred to in: crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
    is a type of: seize - take or capture by force
    subtypes:
    • skyjack - subject an aircraft to air piracy
    • carjack - take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it
    same as: commandeer, highjack, hijack

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