3 ms·
> Meaning "one who takes another's work without permission" first recorded 1701 From https://www.etymonline.com/word/pirate https://www.etymonline.com/word/pir
by eythian 5y ago
> Meaning "one who takes another's work without permission" first recorded 1701
From https://www.etymonline.com/word/pirate https://www.etymonline.com/word/pirate
It's not so much that words gain meanings, this word gained that meaning three hundred years ago.