stealer vs pirate

pirate vs stealer

stealer and pirate both are nouns.

stealer is not a verb while pirate is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stealer	Yes	No	No	No
pirate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pirate is a hyponym of stealer; that is, pirate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stealer:

stealer: a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
pirate: someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

Other hyponyms of stealer include bandit, brigand, booster, lifter, shoplifter, burglar, dacoit, dakoit, defalcator, embezzler, peculator, body snatcher, ghoul, graverobber, graverobber, holdup man, stickup man, larcener, larcenist, cutpurse, dip, pickpocket, literary pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizer, despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler, robber, cattle thief, rustler, cracksman, safebreaker, safecracker, snatcher, pilferer, sneak thief, snitcher.

stealer (noun)	pirate (noun)
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it	a ship that is manned by pirates
	someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
	someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

stealer (verb)	pirate (verb)
	take arbitrarily or by force
	copy illegally; of published material

Difference between stealer and pirate

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