Definition of pirate

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • pirate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • pirate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • pirate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of pirate


  • someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. buccaneer
    2. sea robber
    3. sea rover
  • someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. literary pirate
    2. plagiariser
    3. plagiarist
    4. plagiarizer
  • take arbitrarily or by force (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. commandeer
    2. highjack
    3. hijack
  • a ship that is manned by pirates (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. pirate ship
  • copy illegally; of published material (verb)

See definition of pirate in Merriam Webster