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noun (plural: pirates)
- One who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillage, pillaging port towns.
- (internet) One who reproduces copyrighted works without permission for the purpose of distributing them to others for free
- (internet) One who downloads copyrighted works from the internet illegally.
verb (pirat, ing)
- (internet) To obtain, usually by downloading from a file sharing network, an unauthorized copy of software or other piece of work.
- Not willing to spend full price for the computer game, Heidi instead pirated a copy.
adjective
- An illegal imitation or reproduction of a well-known trademarked product or work subject to copyright protection.
Etymology: :From Old French pirate < pirata ("sailor," "pirate") < peirates ("brigand," "corsair") < (IPAchar, á) peira ("trial," "attempt," "plot") < Proto-Indo-European base
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