The meaning of PIRATE is one who commits or practices piracy. How to use pirate in a sentence.

The traditional "Jolly Roger" flag of piracy. Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with

pirate noun [C] (SEA THIEF) a person who sails on the sea and attacks and steals from other ships (Definition of pirate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

PIRATE definition: a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea. See examples of pirate used in a sentence.

In casual conversation the words pirate, buccaneer, and corsair tend to be used more or less interchangeably.

Dec 29, 2025 · pirate (third-person singular simple present pirates, present participle pirating, simple past and past participle pirated) (transitive) To appropriate by piracy; to plunder at sea.

Definition of pirate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.