PIRATE
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Pi"rate (?), n. [L. pirata, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to attempt, undertake, from making attempts or attacks on ships, &unr_; an attempt, trial; akin to E. peril: cf. F. pirate. See Peril.] 1. A robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on the high seas; especially, one who makes it his business to cruise for robbery or plunder; a freebooter on the seas; also, one who steals in a harbor.
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2. An armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on the high seas.
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3. One who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the work of an author without permission.
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Pirate perch (Zo&ö;l.), a fresh-water percoid fish of the United States (Aphredoderus Sayanus). It is of a dark olive color, speckled with blackish spots.
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Pi"rate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pirated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pirating.] [Cf. F. pirater.] To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.
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Pi"rate, v. t. To publish, as books or writings, without the permission of the author.
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They advertised they would pirate his edition.
Pope.
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