Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: pirate
IPA transcription: [p'aɪɹət]
Pronunciations of pirate
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary_pirate, pirate
    Meaning: someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
  • Synonyms: pirate, buccaneer, sea_robber, sea_rover
    Meaning: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
Usage examples
  • James, a pirate.
  • There were often pirate ships which stopped there.
  • There was fierce struggle, in which the cutlass was torn from the pirate's grasp.
  • "I realize that even a pirate has his honour." And forthwith he propounded his offer.
  • "He doesn't know!" and always after this she felt that if you could have a pet pirate Smee would be her one.
  • He couldn't spend pirate gold pieces, or even show them to anyone, without being asked a lot of embarrassing questions.
  • It was the pirate dinghy, with three figures in her, Smee and Starkey, and the third a captive, no other than Tiger Lily.
  • The money was paid, the cattle were put on board the ships, and to the unspeakable relief of the citizens, the pirate fleet sailed away from the harbor.
  • Perhaps even today, when they had been digging up the pirate treasure, the Scientist had got his new rifle and had started to hunt through the mountains.
  • Nor less considerable are the actions of another pirate who now lives at Jamaica, who on several occasions has performed very surprising things. He was born at Groninghen in the United Provinces.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording SpongeBob SquarePants, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording 4chan, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Monkey Island (series), License CC BY-SA 4.0