pirate meaning in Tamil
கடற்கொள்ளையன் kaṭaṟkoḷḷaiyaṉ
UK/ˈpaɪɹət//ˈpaɪɹət/
pirate in Tamil: கடற்கொள்ளையன் (kaṭaṟkoḷḷaiyaṉ), கடற்கொள்ளைக்காரன் (kaṭaṟkoḷḷaikkāraṉ). In English, pirate means a criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
Tamil words for pirate
- one who plunders at sea
- கடற்கொள்ளையன் kaṭaṟkoḷḷaiyaṉ, கடற்கொள்ளைக்காரன் kaṭaṟkoḷḷaikkāraṉ
English 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.
- noun A bird which practises kleptoparasitism.
pirate in a sentence
- You should be cautious due to the Somali pirates.
- They pirated the tanker and sailed to a port where they could sell the ship and cargo.
- Not willing to pay full price for the computer game, Heidi pirated a copy.
Synonyms of pirate
pirate in other languages
Questions about pirate in Tamil
- What is the meaning of pirate in Tamil?
- Pirate in Tamil is கடற்கொள்ளையன் (kaṭaṟkoḷḷaiyaṉ), கடற்கொள்ளைக்காரன் (kaṭaṟkoḷḷaikkāraṉ).
- pirate என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Pirate: கடற்கொள்ளையன் (kaṭaṟkoḷḷaiyaṉ), கடற்கொள்ளைக்காரன் (kaṭaṟkoḷḷaikkāraṉ).
- What does pirate mean in English?
- 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), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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