Pirate
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
A person who appropriates another person's creative work, words, or ideas and presents them as their own without permission.
“The publisher accused the rival author of being a literary pirate who had copied entire passages.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈpaɪrɪt/
Syllables
pi·rate
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Contains vowels I, A, and E, the common IRATE pattern is hidden inside this word
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Good scoring potential with the P worth 3 points, the ATE ending offers multiple hook possibilities
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