piraat

1. (masculine) a pirate, one who plunders at sea
2. (masculine) a copyright pirate, who produces/ trades in illegal copies of protected products
3. (masculine) a radio pirate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/piˈraːt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French: pirate

In summary

Borrowed from Middle French pirate, from Old French pirate, from Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs), from πεῖρα (peîra, “trial, attempt, plot”).

Concepts

pirate

buccaneer

filibuster

freebooter

plunderer

sea-robber

black hat hacker

Synonyms

zeerover

boekanier

vrijbuiter

zeeschuimer

kaper

Translations

Pirat

pirate

pirata

pirat

pirata

πειρατής

pirata

korsan

pirata

pirata

Seeräuber

pirata

corsário

Korsar

corsaire