Synonyms of pirate
13 similar words
Another word for pirate is sea-robber. Other synonyms of pirate are corsair, buccaneer, picaroon and reaver.
Synonyms and similar words for pirate
nounA criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port...
- buccaneerA pirate.
- corsairA privateer or pirate in general.
- sea-robberOne who robs at sea; a pirate.
nounOne who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
- bootleggerOne who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
verbTo knowingly obtain an unauthorized copy of.
- plagiarizeTo use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work...
- counterfeit
adjectiveIllegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the...
- piratedSynonym of pirate.
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.
pirate in other languages
Questions about synonyms of pirate
- What is another word for pirate?
- Pirate has 13 synonyms on Word.ws, such as sea-robber, corsair, buccaneer, picaroon and reaver.
- What does pirate mean?
- Pirate means a criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pirate (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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