"Pirate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Pirates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Pirate (plural Pirates)
  1. (sports) someone connected with any of a number of sports teams known as the Pirates, as a fan, player, coach etc.
    Sense id: en-Pirate-en-noun-oURCBHrP Categories (other): Sports Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (sports) someone connected with any of a number of sports teams known as the Pirates, as a fan, player, coach etc.
    (soccer) someone connected with Bristol Rovers Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
    Sense id: en-Pirate-en-noun-8m45rNVd Categories (other): Football (soccer), Sports, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

Inflected forms

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