pirate (noun)
81piracy — noun (plural cies) Etymology: Medieval Latin piratia, from Late Greek peirateia, from Greek peiratēs pirate Date: 1537 1. an act of robbery on the high seas; also an act resembling such robbery 2. robbery on the high seas 3. a. the unauthorized… …
82sea king — noun Date: 1819 a Norse pirate chief …
83sea rover — noun Date: circa 1580 one that roves the sea; specifically pirate …
84Viking — noun Etymology: Old Norse vīkingr Date: 1807 1. a. one of the pirate Norsemen plundering the coasts of Europe in the 8th to 10th centuries b. not capitalized sea rover 2. Scandinavian …
85Jolly Roger — noun the traditional flag used on European and American pirate ships; often pictured as a white skull and crossbones on a black field; the blackjack The Hispaniola still lay where she had anchored; but, sure enough, there was the Jolly Roger the… …
86hostis humani generis — noun enemy of mankind Like the pirate and the slaver before him, contemporary humanitarian law judges the war criminal as hostis humani generis, an enemy of all mankind subject to universal punishment …
87Aztec gold — noun The gold of the Aztecs, that was taken by in the conquest of Mexico. Associated with pirates. “And they stole all of the Aztec gold,” Meggie said in her pirate voice …
88raider — noun a) one who engages in a raid b) pirate …
89pirater — noun One who pirates (produces unauthorized copies). Syn: pirate …
90Blackbeard — noun The archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries …
