pirate (n)
buccaneer (n)
sea robber (n)
sea rover (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
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Hypernym plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter
Derivationally related form buccaneer → buccaneer
Derivationally related form pirate → piratical
Hyponym corsair, Barbary pirate; sea king
Instance Hyponym Laffite, Lafitte, Jean Laffite, Jean Lafitte; Morgan, Henry Morgan, Sir Henry Morgan; Roberts, Bartholomew Roberts; Teach, Edward Teach, Thatch, Edward Thatch, Blackbeard
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Derivationally related form piratical → pirate
Pertainym (pertains to noun) piratical → pirate
Hypernym corsair, Barbary pirate; sea king
Hyponym plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter
Instance Hypernym Laffite, Lafitte, Jean Laffite, Jean Lafitte; Morgan, Henry Morgan, Sir Henry Morgan; Roberts, Bartholomew Roberts; Teach, Edward Teach, Thatch, Edward Thatch, Blackbeard
Derivationally related form buccaneer → buccaneer

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