Pirate (disambiguation) explained

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
• 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
• (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! (2012), a British/American 3D stop-motion animated swashbuckler comedy film
• The Pirate Movie (1982), an Australian musical film based on The Pirates of Penzance

Games and toys

• Lego Pirates, a Lego theme launched in 1989
• Pirate game, a puzzle of logic and mathematics
• Pirates Constructible Strategy Game, a tabletop game
• , 1997 educational adventure video game published by Discovery Channel Multimedia
• , a 2008 Nintendo DS video game
• , a 2008 Wii video game
• , a 2002 video game
• , a 2012 video game
• Pop-up Pirate, 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
  • Pirates! Gold, a 1993 remake of the 1987 game
  • Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004 video game), a 2004 remake of the 1987 game

Music

• "Pirate" (Cher song), from the album Cherished
• Pirates (Rickie Lee Jones album), 1981
• Pirates (Visions of Atlantis album), 2022
• 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
• "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

• The Pirate (German: Der Seeräuber), a 1912 play by Ludwig Fulda and the basis of Behrman's play
• The Pirate (novel), an 1821 novel by Sir Walter Scott
• Pirates, a 1929 novel by H. Taprell Dorling, under the pen name Taffrail
• The Pirate, a 1942 play by S. N. Behrman
• "The Pirate" (short story), a 1968 science fiction story by Poul Anderson
• The Pirate, a 1974 novel by Harold Robbins
• The Pirate, a 1985 novel by Barry Sadler, the fifteenth installment in the Casca series
• The Pirate, a 1990 novel by Jayne Ann Krentz, the first installment in the Ladies and Legends trilogy
• Pirate, a 1993 novel by Fabio Lanzoni
• Pirates, a 1995 novel by Linda Lael Miller
• Pirate, a 2005 novel by Ted Bell, the third installment in the Alexander Hawke series
• Pirate, a 2006 novel by Mike Resnick, the second installment in the Starship series
• Pirates, a 2009 non-fiction book by Ross Kemp
• "Pirate", a 2011 short story by Walter Dean Myers
• Pirate, a 2012 novel by Duncan Falconer, the seventh installment in the John Stratton series
• Piracy (comics), published from 1954 to 1955

Television

• "Pirate", Big Cook, Little Cook, series 2, series 12 (2004)
• "Pirate", Larva Island season 1, episode 12 (2018)
• "Pirate", Mr Benn episode 13 (1972)
• "Pirate", Tugs episode 2 (1989)
• "Pirates", Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures season 1, episode 2 (2008)
• "Pirates", Big Babies episode 2 (2010)
• "Pirates", Bluey season 1, episode 27 (2019)
• "Pirates", Cleopatra in Space season 3, episode 4 (2021)
• "Pirates", Dani's House season 1, episode 1 (2008)
• "Pirates", E.N.G. season 3, episode 7 (1991)
• "Pirates", Explained season 2, episode 6 (2019)
• "Pirates", Gavilan episode 2 (1982)
• "Pirates", Kate & Allie season 2, episode 8 (1984)
• "Pirates", Kipper series 4, episode 3 (1999)
• "Pirates", MacGyver (1985 TV series) season 2, episode 15 (1987)
• "Pirates", NCIS: Hawaiʻi season 1, episode 15 (2022)
• "Pirates", Rainbow series 12, episode 17 (1983)
• "Pirates", Skatoony season 1, episode 4 (2018)
• "Pirates", Teen Titans Go! season 2, episode 3 (2014)
• "Pirates", The Good Night Show season 7, episode 3 (2016)
• "Pirates", The Most Extreme season 4, episode 17 (2006)
• "Pirates", Ultimate Cake Off season 1, episode 2 (2009)
• "Pirates", Waterfront Beat series 2, episode 1 (1991)
• "The Pirates", Galactik Football season 1, episode 10 (2006)
• "The Pirates", Huckleberry Finn and His Friends episode 5 (1979)
• "The Pirates", Roger Ramjet season 1,episode 12 (1965)
• "The Pirates", Sea Princesses season 2, episode 12 (2013)
• "The Pirates", The Adventures of Sir Lancelot episode 7 (1956)
• "The Pirates", The Herculoids episode 1a (1967)

Criminal or unauthorized acts

• Aircraft hijacking
• Broadcast signal intrusion
• Copyright infringement
  • Cable television piracy
  • Music piracy
  • Pirate Bay
  • Pirate decryption
  • Video game piracy

• Patent pirate (disambiguation)
• Unlicensed broadcasting, including:
  • Pirate radio
  • Pirate television

People

• List of pirates
• 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., 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
• Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL), a hockey team existing from 1925 to 1930
• Pittsburgh Pirates, a Major League Baseball team
• Pittsburgh Steelers, an NFL football team, known as the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1933 to 1939
• Portland Pirates, a minor league hockey team
• Seton Hall Pirates, the sports teams of Seton Hall University

Other countries

• Lyceum Pirates, NCAA Philippines team of Lyceum of the Philippines University
• Nishi Nippon Pirates, a former professional Japanese baseball team
• Orlando Pirates FC, a South African football team
• Pirate City Rollers, a Roller Derby team from Auckland, New Zealand
• Port Adelaide Pirates, unofficial name of Port Adelaide Soccer Club, South Australia

Other uses

• Pirate (butterfly), Catacroptera cloanthe
• Pirate (sexual slang)
• Pirate Party, various political parties around the world
• EuroFIRST PIRATE (Passive Infra-Red Airborne Track Equipment), a tracking system for the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft
• Vought F6U Pirate, an American jet fighter

See also

• • • Anti-piracy (disambiguation)
• Pirates! (disambiguation)
• Pyrates (disambiguation)