"land pirate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: land pirates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} land pirate (plural land pirates)
  1. (archaic) A highwayman. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-land_pirate-en-noun-uF~FgUB2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37
  2. (archaic) A swindler who operates at a port, deceiving sailors. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-land_pirate-en-noun-~3Vw7XiK

Inflected forms

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