Definition of Pirate

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Pirate

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.

An armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on the high seas.

One who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the work of an author without permission.

To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.

To publish, as books or writings, without the permission of the author.

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Pirate Quotations

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
Walt Disney

Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?
Steve Jobs

Life's pretty good, and why wouldn't it be? I'm a pirate, after all.
Johnny Depp

When everyone around you is doing all this incredible pirate acting and you're having to sort of play the straight guy and move the story forward, you kind of want to be doing some of that pirate ripping it up stuff, but in truth, to be a part of that project is what I love.
Orlando Bloom

Until this movie I have played a boxer, a cowboy, a knight, a prince, an elf and a pirate. I am so glad to have done all of that already, and am ready for this phase of my career.
Orlando Bloom

I have played a boxer, a cowboy, a knight, a prince, an elf and a pirate. I am so glad to have done all of that already.
Orlando Bloom

I don't really know much about pirates, or pirate culture. I'd be a contrarian pirate.
Todd Barry

The Pirate is surrealism and so, in a curious way, is Father of the Bride.
Vincente Minnelli

Our hope is to deliver an incredibly fun and compelling game that will give the fans more than what they've been waiting for, and show a whole new generation of gamers how much fun it is to live the life of a pirate!
Sid Meier

It was a great experience for a kid, because it was a bunch of kids playing on pirate ships and water slides, so looking back on it, it was the fondest experience of my childhood.
Corey Feldman

Pirate Translations

pirate in Dutch is zeeschuimer, zeerover, piraat
pirate in Finnish is merirosvo
pirate in French is pirate, corsaire
pirate in German is Pirat
pirate in Italian is pirata
pirate in Portuguese is pirata
pirate in Spanish is pirata

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