A pirate is a person who commits acts of piracy at sea without the authorization of any nation. Pirate(s) or piracy may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional characters

* Air pirate, a character archetype in science fiction and fantasy *

List of fictional pirates This is a list of fictional pirates, organized into either air pirates, sea pirates, or space pirates. They may be outlaws, but are not the same as space marines or space cowboys in space westerns. To learn more about pirates and their context ...

* Space pirate, a character archetype in science fiction

Films

* ''Pirates'' (1986 film), an adventure/comedy directed by Roman Polanski * ''Pirates'' (2005 film), a pornographic film * ''Pirates'' (2021 film), a British film * '' Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge'' (2008), a pornographic film * '' Pirates 4-D'', a 1999 3-D short attraction film primarily used in theme parks * ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' (film series) * ''The Pirate'' (1948 film), an American musical film * ''The Pirate'' (1973 film), a Hong Kong film * ''The Pirate'' (1978 film), an American TV movie directed by Ken Annakin * ''The Pirate'' (1984 film), a French film * ''The Pirates'' (2014 film), a South Korean period/adventure film * ''

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! ''The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!'' (released in North America, Australia and New Zealand as ''The Pirates! Band of Misfits'') is a 2012 3D stop-motion animated swashbuckler comedy film produced by the British studio Aardman Ani ...

'' (2012), a British/American 3D stop-motion animated swashbuckler comedy film * ''

The Pirate Movie ''The Pirate Movie'' is a 1982 Australian musical romantic comedy film directed by Ken Annakin, and starring Christopher Atkins and Kristy McNichol. Loosely based on Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 comic opera ''The Pirates of Penzance'', the origin ...

'' (1982), an Australian musical film based on ''The Pirates of Penzance''

Games and toys

* Lego Pirates, a Lego theme launched in 1989 *

Pirate game The pirate game is a simple mathematical game. It is a multi-player version of the ultimatum game. The game There are five rational pirates (in strict order of seniority A, B, C, D and E) who found 100 gold coins. They must decide how to distrib ...

, a puzzle of logic and mathematics *

Pirates Constructible Strategy Game The Pirates Constructible Strategy Game is a tabletop game manufactured by WizKids, Inc., with aspects of both miniatures game and collectible card game genres. "Pirates of the Spanish Main" (the initial release of the ''Pirates'' line) is th ...

, a tabletop game * '' Pirates: Duels on the High Seas'', a 2008 Nintendo DS video game * ''

Pirates of the Burning Sea ''Pirates of the Burning Sea'' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) previously developed by Flying Lab Software and Portalus Games, and currently supported by Vision Online Games. The game is set in the Caribbean in an anac ...

'', a massively multiplayer online role-playing game * '' Pirates: The Key of Dreams'', a 2008 Wii video game * ''

Pop-up Pirate ''Pop-up Pirate'' is a popular luck-based game for children manufactured by Tomy. It originated in Japan in 1975 under the name and has seen many iterations over the years. Rules The pirate is placed into a spring-loaded barrel and rotated to r ...

'', a children's game in which a pirate is forced to exit a barrel through simulated torture * '' Sid Meier's Pirates!'', a 1987 video game ** ''Sid Meier's Pirates!'' (2004 video game), a remake of the 1987 game

Music

* "Pirate" (Cher song), from the album ''Cherished'' * ''Pirates'' (album), by Rickie Lee Jones * Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, a British rock and roll group * "Pirate", a song by Everglow * "Pirates", a song by Emerson, Lake & Palmer on their album '' Works Volume 1'' * "Pirates", a song by Jolin Tsai on her album ''

Castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

'' * "Pirates", a song by Caravan Palace on the album '' Panic'' * ''The Pirates'' (opera), by Stephen Storace * '' The Pirates of Penzance'', comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan

Literature

* ''Die Seeraeuber'' ('The Pirate'), a play by

Ludwig Fulda Ludwig Anton Salomon Fulda (July 7, 1862 – March 7, 1939) was a German playwright and poet, with a strong social commitment. He lived with Moritz Moszkowski's first wife Henriette, née Chaminade, younger sister of pianist and composer Cécile ...

and the basis of Behrman's play * ''The Pirate'' (novel), an 1821 novel by Sir Walter Scott * "The Pirate" (short story), a science fiction story by Poul Anderson * ''The Pirate'' (1942), a play by

S. N. Behrman Samuel Nathaniel Behrman (; June 9, 1893 – September 9, 1973) was an American playwright, screenwriter, biographer, and longtime writer for ''The New Yorker''. His son is the composer David Behrman. Biography Early years Behrman's parents, Z ...

* ''The Pirate'' (1974), a novel by

Harold Robbins Harold Robbins (May 21, 1916 – October 14, 1997) was an American author of popular novels. One of the best-selling writers of all time, he wrote over 25 best-sellers, selling over 750 million copies in 32 languages. Early life Robbins was b ...

* ''Piracy'' (comics), published from 1954 to 1955

Criminal or unauthorized acts

* Aircraft hijacking *

Broadcast signal intrusion A broadcast signal intrusion is the hijacking of broadcast signals of radio, television stations, cable television broadcast feeds or satellite signals without permission or license. Hijacking incidents have involved local TV and radio stations as ...

* Copyright infringement ** Cable television piracy ** Music piracy ** Pirate decryption **

Video game piracy Video game piracy is the unauthorized copying and distributing of video game software, and is a form of copyright infringement. It is often cited as a major problem that video game publishers face when distributing their products, due to the ease o ...

Patent pirate (disambiguation) Patent pirate may refer to: * Someone who willfully commits patent infringement * Patent troll, someone who defends their patents with undue aggression, often with no intention to market or manufacture the patented invention * Someone who utilizes ...

Unlicensed broadcasting Unlicensed broadcasting, also called pirate broadcasting is a term used for any type of broadcasting without a broadcast license. Some unlicensed broadcasting, such as certain low-power broadcasting, may be legal. For example, in the United St ...

, including: ** Pirate radio ** Pirate television

People

List of pirates This is a list of known pirates, buccaneers, corsairs, privateers, river pirates, and others involved in piracy and piracy-related activities. This list includes both captains and prominent crew members. For a list of female pirates, see women ...

* Marco Pantani, professional cyclist nicknamed "Il Pirata" (The Pirate)

Ships

* Pirate (dinghy), a type of sailing boat * ''Pirate'' (steamboat), 1839 * USS ''Pirate'', any of several U.S. Navy ships bearing the name * ''Pirate'', an R-class sloop and landmark in South Lake Union, Seattle

Sports

United Kingdom

Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been ...

, a football team, nicknamed the Pirates * Cornish Pirates, a rugby team *

Croydon Pirates The Croydon Pirates, known between 2012 and 2019 as the South London Pirates, is a British baseball club based in South London. They have two diamonds in Roundshaw playing fields in Sutton, UK the main one being Dave Ward Field. Previously, Ro ...

, a baseball team * East Kilbride Pirates, an American football team *

Essex Pirates The Essex Pirates were a British Basketball League team from Southend-on-Sea, in the county of Essex. They were founded in 2009 and played their home games at the Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre. Following the loss of a major sponsor, the fran ...

, a basketball team * Poole Pirates, a motorcycle speedway team

United States

East Carolina Pirates The East Carolina Pirates are the athletic teams that represent East Carolina University (ECU), located in Greenville, North Carolina. All varsity-level sports teams participate at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division ...

, the sports teams of East Carolina University * Hampton Pirates, the sports teams of Hampton University * Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL), a hockey team existing from 1925–30 *

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

, a Major League Baseball team *

Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...

, an NFL football team, known as the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1933–39 *

Portland Pirates The Portland Pirates were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). Their home arena was the Cross Insurance Arena in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the Baltimore Skipjacks fr ...

, a minor league hockey team * Seton Hall Pirates, the sports teams of Seton Hall University

Other countries

Nishi Nippon Pirates The or Nishinippon Pirates were a former Nippon Professional Baseball team and a founding member of the Central League in 1950. The team was owned by the Nishinippon Shimbun and played their home games in Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka. After only on ...

, a former professional Japanese baseball team *

Orlando Pirates FC Orlando Pirates Football Club (often known as "The Buccaneers") is a South African professional football club based in the Houghton suburb of the city of Johannesburg and plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as DStv ...

, a South African football team *

Lyceum Pirates The LPU Pirates are the athletic teams that represent the Lyceum of the Philippines University and plays in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines), the oldest athletic association in the Philippines. Lyceum has fifteen collegia ...

, NCAA Philippines team of Lyceum of the Philippines University *

Pirate City Rollers Pirate City Rollers is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Auckland. Founded in 2006, the league is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). History and organization Pirate City founded by Black Dahlia, who ha ...

, a Roller Derby team from Auckland, New Zealand

Other uses

* Pirate (butterfly), ''Catacroptera cloanthe'' *

Pirate (sexual slang) Pirate has multiple meanings in sexual slang. Several of them emerged in the 20th century and play off the tradition that pirates took whatever they wanted, including sex, which was "seen as a conquest."Dalzell, Tom; Victor, Terry (2007). ''Sex Sl ...

Pirate Party Pirate Party is a label adopted by Political party, political parties around the world. Pirate parties support Civil and political rights, civil rights, direct democracy (including e-democracy) or alternatively Participatory democracy, partici ...

, various political parties around the world *

EuroFIRST PIRATE The EuroFirst Passive Infrared Airborne Track Equipment (PIRATE) is the Forward looking infrared (FLIR) / Infra-red search and track (IRST) for the Eurofighter Typhoon. It is produced by the EuroFIRST consortium consisting of Leonardo S.p.A. of Ital ...

(Passive Infra-Red Airborne Track Equipment), a tracking system for the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft *

Vought F6U Pirate The Vought F6U Pirate was the Vought company's first jet fighter, designed for the United States Navy during the mid-1940s. Although pioneering the use of turbojet power as the first naval fighter with an afterburner and composite material const ...

, an American jet fighter