PIRATES Synonyms
There are 21 hypernyms of the word pirates. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PIRATES
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buccaneers | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation verb • live like a buccaneer | ||||||||
corsairs | nounn | |||||||
noun • a pirate along the Barbary Coast • a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction) | ||||||||
freebooters | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | ||||||||
marauders | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who attacks in search of booty | ||||||||
privateers | nounn | |||||||
noun • an officer or crew member of a privateer • a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation | ||||||||
raiders | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) • a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management | ||||||||
buccaneer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation verb • live like a buccaneer | ||||||||
bootlegger | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who makes or sells illegal liquor | ||||||||
commandeer | verbv | |||||||
verb • take arbitrarily or by force | ||||||||
corsair | nounn | |||||||
noun • a pirate along the Barbary Coast • a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction) | ||||||||
counterfeit | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • not genuine; imitating something superior noun • a copy that is represented as the original verb • make a copy of with the intent to deceive | ||||||||
highjack | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination verb • take arbitrarily or by force | ||||||||
hijack | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination verb • take arbitrarily or by force • seize control of | ||||||||
plagiariser | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own | ||||||||
plagiarist | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own | ||||||||
plagiarize | verbv | |||||||
verb • take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property | ||||||||
plagiarizer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own | ||||||||
literary pirate | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own | ||||||||
pirate ship | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ship that is manned by pirates | ||||||||
sea robber | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation | ||||||||