Noun the famous pirate Jean Lafitte A software pirate made bootleg copies of the computer program. Verb He was accused of pirating their invention. using pirated software that was subject to copyright
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Noun
Captain’s Revenge — Drowned in Darkness was loud and pirate-driven again and the dimly lit Beneath the Ice returned to the space that once housed the Wild Arctic ride. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 Speaking about the film, Law revealed his process of wearing the character’s signature pirate hook hand on set. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, Corlys and Daemon's war against the Triarchy, a.k.a. the Crabfeeder (Daniel Scott-Smith) and his pirate goons, is a disaster. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2022 Equipped with some bookkeeping skills, a little English and an enthusiasm for gossip, Khalifa gets a job as a clerk for a local merchant, a kind of landlubber pirate who plays both sides of German rule. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 This pest has insufficient enemies in the garden, although minute pirate bugs and the larvae of the lacewing and syrphid fly are predators. Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 Harsin was living with Greene on a deserted speck of dirt in the middle of Lake Martin before Friday, but now Renegade Island is down to its final pirate. Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2022 HBO Max's pirate rom-com that has turned heads for its hilarious characters and significant LGBTQ+ representation. Steven Vargas, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2022 Reach for this epic pirate ambush, featuring Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas Greenleaf, and the Army of the Dead. Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2022
Verb
If your kids want to go beyond listening, check out the website, which has links to the book series (for middle-grade kids), information on live shows, and pirate T-shirts. Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2022 By all accounts, Mr. Wilson was erudite about the recondite, a prolific author of some 60 books on topics ranging from angels to pirate utopias and all manner of renegade religions.New York Times, 11 June 2022 In other cases, pirate screenings have simply been organized by companies or private individuals who rented theaters, with owners apparently turning a blind eye. Nick Holdsworth, Variety, 6 June 2022 But honestly, the third-act sequence, the boat battle, was actually even more challenging than the [airplane] sequence, just because those pirate ships and all the action that takes place was very involved and really difficult to execute. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2022 When hackers pirate their way past corporate firewalls and publicize the private lives of consumers, the betrayal of consumer trust and the aura of corporate incompetence should sink a company’s reputation. Zenger News, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2022 Thousands of people did pirate-y things, snagged beads from the parade route, and generally ate, drank and were merry. Curt Anderson, ajc, 30 Jan. 2022 Locast exploited a copyright loophole for nonprofits to pirate content. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022 New Hampshire's Isles of Shoals is primarily known for its ties to pirate lore. Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin pirata, from Greek peiratēs, from peiran to attempt — more at fear