pirate — meaning in English

English meaning

• corsair noun A French privateer, especially from the port of Saint-Malo.
• pirate noun Someone who attacks and robs ships at sea.

Senses

pirate is used for these senses in English:

• corsair A privateer or pirate in general.
• pirate Illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself.
• pirate (crime) A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
• pirate (by extension) One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.

corsair — full definition

1. noun A French privateer, especially from the port of Saint-Malo.
2. noun A privateer or pirate in general.
3. noun The ship of such privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality.
4. noun A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern USA.

pirate — full definition

1. noun Someone who attacks and robs ships at sea.
2. noun Someone who illegally copies or distributes copyrighted material.
3. verb To copy or distribute copyrighted material without permission.

Related French words