pirate

Definitions

1. 1.An armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on the high seas.
2. 2.One who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the work of an author without permission. Pirate perch (Zoöl.), a fresh-water percoid fish of the United States (Aphredoderus Sayanus). It is of a dark olive color, speckled with blackish spots.
3. 3.To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.
4. 4.To publish, as books or writings, without the permission of the author. They advertised they would pirate his edition. Pope.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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