Definitions
take arbitrarily or by force
Word origin
From Middle English pirate, pirat, pyrat, from Old French pirate, from Latin pīrāta (“pirate”), from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs), from πεῖρα (peîra, “trial, attempt, plot”). Displaced native Old English wīċing, which was the word for both "pirate" and "viking".
Used in a sentence
“You should be cautious due to the Somali pirates.”
“How did you do it? Have you searched for hidden treasure, or discovered a pole, or done time on a pirate, or flown the Channel, or what? Where is the glamour of romance? How did you get it?”
“The third day out a pirate (Terebinthian by her rig) overhauled us, but when she saw us well armed she stood off after some shooting of arrows on either part—”
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Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Outlaw sailor”6 letters
02“Robber at sea”6 letters
03“Sea outlaw”6 letters
04“Sea robber”6 letters
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