# Pirate (disambiguation)

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
* Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge (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
* 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 (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), 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

## 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