pirate
/ˈpaɪɹət/ noun B2- A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns. · You should be cautious due to the Somali pirates.
- An armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels.
- One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
- A bird which practises kleptoparasitism.
- A kind of marble in children's games.
Plural pirates
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## VII PIRATE STORY
“I’ve got my pirate in a devil of a scrape.
Two months and a half elapsed in these trips, and Edmond had become as skilful a coaster as he had been a hardy seaman; he had formed an acquaintance with all the smugglers on the coast, and learned all the Masonic signs by which these half pirates recognize each other.
“I say that Monte Cristo is an island in the midst of the Mediterranean, without inhabitants or garrison, the resort of smugglers of all nations, and pirates of every flag.
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