someone who uses another persons words or ideas as if they were his own

[ Syn: plagiarist , plagiarizer , plagiariser , literary pirate ]

someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

[ Syn: buccaneer , sea robber , sea rover ]

a ship that is manned by pirates

[ Syn: pirate ship ]

copy illegally; of published material

take arbitrarily or by force; The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami

[ Syn: commandeer , hijack , highjack ]