NOUN | person | pirate, plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate | someone who uses another person's words / words or ideas as if they were his own |
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person | pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover | someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation | |
artifact | pirate, pirate ship | a ship that is manned by pirates | |
VERB | possession | pirate | copy illegally |
contact | pirate, commandeer, hijack, highjack | take arbitrarily or by force |
Sounds | pay'raht | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... |
Meaning | someone who uses another person's words / words or ideas as if they were his own. | |
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Synonyms | plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate | |
Broader | thief, stealer | A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it |
Spanish | pirata, plagiador, plagiario, plagiariser | |
Catalan | pirata, plagiari, plagiariser | |
Adjectives | piratical | characteristic of pirates |
Verbs | pirate | copy illegally |
Meaning | A ship that is manned by pirates. | |
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Synonym | pirate ship | |
Narrower | corsair | A swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction) |
Broader | ship | A vessel that carries passengers or freight |
Spanish | barco pirata | |
Catalan | vaixell pirata | |
Adjectives | piratical | characteristic of pirates |
Verbs | pirate | take arbitrarily or by force |
Meaning | Copy illegally; of published material. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
Model | Sam and Sue pirate the movie | |
Category | crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law |
Broader | steal, rip off, rip | Take without the owner's consent |
Spanish | piratear | |
Catalan | piratejar | |
Nouns | piracy | the act of plagiarizing |
pirate | someone who uses another person's words / words or ideas as if they were his own |
Meaning | Take arbitrarily or by force. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | commandeer, hijack, highjack | |
Category | crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law |
Narrower | carjack | Take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it |
skyjack | subject an aircraft to air piracy | |
Broader | seize | Take or capture by force |
Spanish | expropiar, incautar, piratear, requisar | |
Catalan | expropiar, incautar, piratejar, robar | |
Nouns | piracy | hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts |
pirate | a ship that is manned by pirates |
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