Definition of a pirate

pirate    

noun

• a person who sells or transmits stolen intellectual property.
  • See more words with the same meaning: professions (list of).

  Last edited on Oct 22 1997. Submitted by Kaeori from Kansas City, MO, USA on Oct 22 1997.

verb

• to sell or transmit stolen "intellectual property" (e.g. software, compact discs, etc.)

  Pirating software is illegal.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to make a copy, pirate, bootleg.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to sell stolen goods.

  Last edited on Oct 22 1997. Submitted by Kaeori from Kansas City, MO, USA on Oct 22 1997.

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Other terms relating to 'professions (list of)':
boff	Definitions include: to have sex.
bobby	Definitions include: a police officer.
salary man	Definitions include: a business man. Origin: Japanese English.
hook up	Definitions include: a person who provides illegal drugs.
hooker	Definitions include: a general insult.
flatfoot	Definitions include: a police officer.
mad hatter	Definitions include: someone who sells drugs and other illegal substances.
tin man	Definitions include: the police.
6 up	Definitions include: a warning that one or more law enforcement officers are near.
madame	Definitions include: a female manager of prostitutes.
shock jock	Definitions include: a disc jockey who uses shocking language, statements, etc. to attract press and, subsequently, listeners.
clock	Definitions include: to body check as in sports (hockey, American football, rugby, etc.)
cellar saver	Definitions include: a firefighter.
call girl	Definitions include: a prostitute.
boys in blue	Definitions include: the police.
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Other terms relating to 'to make a copy, pirate, bootleg':
0 day	Definitions include: commercial software available for piracy on the same day it is released to the public.
rip off	Definitions include: to give someone a bad bargain.
warez d00d	Definitions include: a member of the computer subculture which trades in illegal copies of copyrighted software.
warez	Definitions include: pirated commercial software.
boot-leg	Definitions include: a lower-quality version of something.
dupe	Definitions include: to duplicate.
Other terms relating to 'to sell stolen goods':
hustler	Definitions include: From the word hussler.
spiv	Definitions include: a petty criminal who deals in stolen goods or counterfeit items.
fence	Definitions include: to sell stolen goods.
booster	Definitions include: Used to indicate that something has to be done fast, immediately.

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Other terms relating to 'pirate':
dirty pirate	Definitions include: one of many "sex moves" that involve physical abuse of women.
fart like a pirate	Definitions include: to flatulate grandly.

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