Pirate Definition–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. | From DictionaryRelated topics from BritannicaBarbary pirate
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Pantani, Marco
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