Plural of pirate
regular plural
The plural of pirate is pirates.
Forms of pirate
| Singular | pirate /ˈpaɪɹət/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | pirates /ˈpaɪɹəts/ |
| Countable | countable |
Pirates in a sentence
- You should be cautious due to the Somali pirates.
- Most of the time it went fine; some of his classmates had so many marbles they could have opened up their own shop in smurfs, pirates, purple aggies and pink panthers.1999, Abdelkader Benali, Susan Massotty, Wedding by the Sea, page 60
- The pirates buried their seizings and marked the map with an X.From the entry seizing
- The pirates made him walk the plank, sent him down to Davy Jones.From the entry Davy Jones
- He brandished his sword at the pirates.From the entry brandish
Meaning of pirate
- noun A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
- noun An armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels.
- noun One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
Questions about the plural of pirate
- What is the plural of pirate?
- The plural of pirate is pirates.
- Is pirate countable?
- Pirate is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pirate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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