Pirate (disambiguation)

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A pirate is a person who commits warlike acts at sea without the authorization of any nation.

Pirate or piracy may also refer to:

People

List of pirates
Marco Pantani, professional cyclist nicknamed "Il Pirata" (The Pirate)

Criminal or unauthorized acts

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Air pirate, a character archetype in science fiction and fantasy
List of fictional pirates
Space pirate, a character archetype in science fiction

Film

The Pirate (1948), 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
Pirates (1986 film), an adventure/comedy directed by Roman Polanski
Pirates (2005 film), a pornographic film
Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)
Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge (2008), a pornographic film
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012), a British/American 3D stop-motion animated swashbuckler comedy film
The Pirates (2014 film), a South Korean period/adventure film

Games and toys

Pop-up Pirate, a children's game in which a pirate is forced to exit a barrel through simulated torture
Hot lava (game), a children's game sometimes called Pirates
Lego Pirates, a Lego theme launched in 1989
Pirate game, a puzzle of logic and mathematics
Pirates! (role-playing game), published in 2003
Pirates: Duels on the High Seas, a 2008 video game for Nintendo DS
Pirates: The Key of Dreams, a 2008 video game for Wii
Pirates Constructible Strategy Game, a tabletop game
Pirates of the Burning Sea, a MMORPG
Sid Meier's Pirates!, an 1987 computer game
- Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004 video game), a remake of the 1987 game

Literature

Die Seeraeuber (The Pirate), a play by Ludwig Fulda and the basis of Behrman's play
Piracy (comics), published from 1954 to 1955
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
The Pirate (1974), a novel by Harold Robbins

Music

Groups

Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, a British rock and roll group

Full-length works

Pirates (album), by Rickie Lee Jones
The Pirates (opera), by Stephen Storace

Songs

"Pirate", a song by Cher on her album Cherished
"Pirates", a song by Emerson, Lake & Palmer on their album Works Volume 1
"Pirates", a song by Jolin Tsai on her album Castle

Computing and Technology

Anti-piracy, a form of copyright protection
Passive Infra-Red Airborne Track Equipment, a tracking system for the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft
The Pirate Bay, a website that provides links for peer-to-peer file sharing

Ships

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

Sports

United Kingdom

Bristol Rovers F.C., a football team, nicknamed the Pirates
Cornish Pirates, a rugby team
Croydon Pirates, a baseball team
East Kilbride Pirates, an American football team
Essex Pirates, a basketball team
Poole Pirates, a motorcycle speedway team

United States

East Carolina Pirates, the sports teams of East Carolina University
Hampton Pirates, the sports teams of Hampton University
Lyceum Pirates, NCAA Philippines team of Lyceum of the Philippines University
Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL), a hockey team existing from 1925–30
Pittsburgh Pirates, a Major League Baseball team
Pittsburgh Steelers, an NFL football team, known as the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1933–39
Portland Pirates, a minor league hockey team
Seton Hall Pirates, the sports teams of Seton Hall University

Elsewhere

Orlando Pirates FC, a South African football team
Pirate City Rollers, a Roller Derby team from Auckland, New Zealand

Other uses

Pirate (butterfly), Catacroptera cloanthe
Pirate (sexual slang)
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Pirate Party, various political parties around the world