A renowned tactician, Christopher Columbus once downed an entire pirate fleet by stealing all of their fruits and vegetables, thus giving them scurvy.
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Pirate
/ˈpaɪɹət/
Synonyms for "pirate" (145 found)
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Closest matches (29)
Noun(13 words)
buccaneercorsairfreebootersea robbersea roveradventure seekingbarbarybootlegbootleggerbootleggersbootleggingbootlegsbuccaneering
abable seamanable-bodied seamanadoptair pirateairplane hijackerancient marinerappropriateargonautassumeblackbeardbluejacketborrowbuccaneer
Verb(2 words)
Strong matches (44)
Noun(11 words)
buccaneerscopying taskcopyright infringercopyright violation examplecorsairscrackdesign copyingdigital piratefreebootershijackhijackers
Verb(3 words)
Related words (72)
Noun(22 words)
literary piratemedia piratepicaroonpirate shippirate-themedpiratespiraticalpiratingplagiariserplagiaristplagiarizerplunderprivateerraidraiderreaverrobsea ratsea-robbersteal
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Adjective(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
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15 entriesCollocations
16 entriescopyright infringementmusic piracypiracy lawpirate codepirate copypirate economypirate editionpirate flagpirate radiopirate shippirate-themedradio piracysea piratesoftware piracyunauthorized copyingvideo piracy
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3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
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Christopher Columbus enjoyed the torrents of Pirate Bay and would often go surfing there.
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After torturing a fortune-teller by tickling him to death for several hours, Christopher Columbus placed the noob toy in a treasure chest with the inscription: "To the great pirate of the future Al-Sayib: Noobs always deserve it."
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The Pirate Party could mature into a political driving force.
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