pirate
/ˈpaɪrət/noun
उच्चारण पाइरट
समुद्री डाकू
Core word
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[C]
a person on a ship who attacks other ships at sea in order to steal from them
समुद्री डाकू
- Somali pirates attacked the ship.
- Pirates once hid treasure on remote islands, according to old legends.
- The ship was captured by pirates in the early hours.
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- In the story, a pirate buries his chest of gold on an island.
- Young readers love tales about pirates and hidden treasure.
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[C]
a person who makes illegal copies of videos, computer programs, books, in order to sell them
(सामग्री की) अवैध नकल करने वाला
- software pirates
- Police arrested a pirate who sold copied films near the station.
- The police caught a pirate selling copied films online.
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- Music pirates earn money at the expense of the artists.
- The publisher took action against pirates who printed fake copies of the book.
Synonyms copyright infringer plagiarist counterfeiter
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[T] ~ sth
to copy and use or sell somebody's work or a product without permission
अवैध नकल करना
- pirated DVDs
- It is illegal to pirate textbooks and sell them cheaply.
- It is a crime to pirate a film and put it on the internet.
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- The group pirated songs and sold them cheaply.
- Pirated copies of the software often contain viruses.
Synonyms copy illegally plagiarize counterfeit
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
buccaneer corsair sea robber marauder copyright infringer plagiarist counterfeiter copy illegally plagiarize counterfeit
AaSpelling
pi·rate
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Robbery at sea is piracy; illegal copying of films or software piracy; a person who copies another's writing and claims it as his own a plagiarist.
समुद्र में डकैती piracy; फ़िल्मों या software की अवैध नकल piracy; दूसरे का लेखन नकल कर अपना बताने वाला plagiarist।
General knowledge
The Copyright Act, 1957 protects creative works in India; the Indian Navy carries out anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.
Copyright Act, 1957 भारत में रचनात्मक कार्यों की रक्षा करता है; भारतीय नौसेना अदन की खाड़ी में anti-piracy अभियान चलाती है।