piraat

Meaning

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

Concepts

pirate

buccaneer

filibuster

freebooter

plunderer

sea-robber

black hat hacker

Synonyms

zeerover

boekanier

vrijbuiter

zeeschuimer

kaper

Translations

Pirat

pirate

pirata

pirata

πειρατής

pirata

korsan

pirata

pirata

Seeräuber

pirata

corsário

Korsar

corsaire

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”).