# der Pirat

der Pirat is a German noun meaning “pirate”. Forms: des Piraten, die Piraten.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Piraten
- Plural: die Piraten

## In other languages

- Русский: пират
- Українська: пірат

## Meanings

1. pirate (a criminal who plunders at sea)
2. member of a pirate party
3. _rare_ synonym of Raubkopierer (one who breaks intellectual property laws)

## Examples

- Piraten, Seeräuber und Freibeuter sind keine Synonyme. — Pirates, buccaneers and privateers are not synonyms.
- Du siehst wie ein Pirat aus. — You look like a pirate.
- Ich wußte gar nicht, daß Tom Pirat ist. — I didn't know that Tom was a pirate.
- Der Pirat hat ein Holzbein. — The pirate has a peg leg.
- Wir wurden von Piraten angegriffen! — We were attacked by pirates!

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