pirate : Idioms & Phrases


barbary pirate

  • noun a pirate along the Barbary Coast
    corsair.
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literary pirate

  • noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
    pirate; plagiarist; plagiariser; plagiarizer.
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pirate flag

  • noun a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship
    black flag; Jolly Roger; blackjack.
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Pirate perch

  • (Zoöl.), a fresh-water percoid fish of the United States (Aphredoderus Sayanus). It is of a dark olive color, speckled with blackish spots.
Webster 1913

pirate ship

  • noun a ship that is manned by pirates
    pirate.
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River pirate

  • (Zoöl.), the pike.
Webster 1913