pirate

/pˈaɪɹət/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
2. someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
3. a ship that is manned by pirates

verb

1. copy illegally; of published material
2. take arbitrarily or by force
   “The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami”

Synonyms for pirate

• plagiarist
• plagiarizer
• plagiariser
• literary pirate
• buccaneer
• sea robber
• sea rover
• pirate ship
• commandeer
• hijack
• highjack