/ˈpaɪrət/
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Translation
A person who attacks ships at sea to steal from them.
Word origin
From Greek peirates, one who attacks, from peiran, to attempt or attack.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- peirates
Examples
pirates .
"Pirates" is the plural form of "pirate".
dressed pirates .
Pirates are popular characters in stories and games.
, pirates .
Real pirates stole from ships at sea.
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