pirate

Words with a similar base: literary_pirate, pirate, pirate_ship

'pirate'

[plagiarist.n.01] as in: someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

'pirate'

[pirate.n.02] as in: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

'pirate'

[pirate.n.03] as in: a ship that is manned by pirates

'pirate'

[pirate.v.01] as in: copy illegally; of published material

'pirate'

[commandeer.v.01] as in: take arbitrarily or by force

Examples:
The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami

Origins

					pirate (English)
└── pirate (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── pirata (Latin)
        └── πειρατής (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
            └── πεῖρα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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