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.
To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
a brigand who has mastered the art of commandeering a ship
a person who randomly attacks random ships for personal gain
a person who robs or plunders at sea, or sometimes the shore, without a commission from a recognised sovereign nation
a robber attacking from a ship or boat
a robber who operates from a ship
a robber who travels by water
Derived from the Greek pirate, meaning one who plunders on the sea.
"Pirate" was the second episode of the children's series TUGS. The title referred to the focus character of the episode - a 'pirate' called Sea Rogue.