Pirate - Definition

n 1: someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they
were his own [syn: plagiarist, plagiarizer,
plagiariser, literary pirate, pirate]
2: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea
without having a commission from any sovereign nation [syn:
pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover]
3: a ship that is manned by pirates [syn: pirate, pirate
ship]
v 1: copy illegally; of published material
2: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the
plane and flew it to Miami" [syn: commandeer, hijack,
highjack, pirate]