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Pirate

A robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on the high seas; especially, one who makes it his business to cruise for robbery or plunder; a freebooter on the seas; also, one who steals in a harbor.

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Corsair 76% connected

A pirate; one who cruises about without authorization from any government, to seize booty on sea or land.

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Sea king 76% connected

One of the leaders among the Norsemen who passed their lives in roving the seas in search of plunder and adventures; a Norse pirate chief. See the No…

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Despoiler 76% connected

One who despoils.

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Freebooter 76% connected

One who plunders or pillages without the authority of national warfare; a member of a predatory band; a pillager; a buccaneer; a sea robber.

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Looter 76% connected

A plunderer.

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Pillager 76% connected

One who pillages.

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Plunderer 76% connected

One who plunders or pillages.

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Raider 76% connected

One who engages in a raid.

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Rip 76% connected

A wicker fish basket.

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Seize 76% connected

To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.

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Ship 76% connected

Pay; reward.

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Spoiler 76% connected

One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.

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Steal 76% connected

A handle; a stale, or stele.

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Stealer 76% connected

One who steals; a thief.

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Thief 76% connected

One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft.

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Buccaneer 74% connected

A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 1…

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Buccaneer 74% connected

A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 1…

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Lift 74% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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Lift 74% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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Piratical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a pirate; acquired by, or practicing, piracy; as, a piratical undertaking.

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Piratical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a pirate; acquired by, or practicing, piracy; as, a piratical undertaking.

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Plagiarism 74% connected

The act or practice of plagiarizing.

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Plagiarism 74% connected

The act or practice of plagiarizing.

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Buccaneer 92% connected

A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 1…

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Plagiarist 92% connected

One who plagiarizes; or purloins the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his own; a literary thief; a plagiary.

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Sea robber 92% connected

A pirate; a sea rover.

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Sea rover 92% connected

One that cruises or roves the sea for plunder; a sea robber; a pirate; also, a piratical vessel.

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