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

Pirate(s) 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
  • Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge (2008), a pornographic film
  • Pirates 4-D, a 1999 3-D short attraction film primarily used in theme parks
  • 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
  • Pirates: Captain's Quest, 1997 educational adventure video game published by Discovery Channel Multimedia
  • Pirates: Duels on the High Seas, a 2008 Nintendo DS video game
  • Pirates: The Key of Dreams, a 2008 Wii video game
  • Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat, a 2002 video game
  • Pirates: Tides of Fortune, 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 (), a 1912 play by Ludwig Fulda and the basis of Behrman's play
  • The Pirate (novel), an 1821 novel by Sir Walter Scott
  • The Pirate, an 1836 novel by Frederick Marryat
  • 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

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), an episode of Bluey
  • "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)
  • "Chapter 21: The Pirate", an episode of The Mandalorian

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
  • Picton Pirates, a Canadian junior ice hockey team

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)
  • Patent pirate (disambiguation)
  • Piracy (disambiguation)
  • Pirates! (disambiguation)
  • Pyrates (disambiguation)