Thesaurus:pirate

Thesaurus

pirate

English

Noun

Sense: a criminal who plunders at sea

Synonyms

• buccaneer
• corsair
• freebooter
• picaroon
• pirate
• raider
• reaver
• sea rat (obsolete)
• sea rover

Hyponyms

• filibuster
• privateer
• sea king
• seajacker
• viking

Hypernyms

• criminal    [⇒ thesaurus]
• plunderer    [⇒ thesaurus]
• sailor    [⇒ thesaurus]
• thief    [⇒ thesaurus]

Instances

• Blackbeard
• Captain Hook

Various

• arr
• blackjack
• black spot
• booty    [⇒ thesaurus]
• go on the account
• Jolly Roger
• letter of marque
• matey
• pirate articles
• pirate round
• shiver my timbers
• skull and crossbones
• treasure chest
• walk the gangplank
• walk the plank
• yo-ho-ho

Further reading

• Some synonyms at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.