thief vs literary pirate

literary pirate vs thief

thief and literary pirate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thief	Yes	No	No	No
literary pirate	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

Other hyponyms of thief 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, pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizer, despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler, robber, cattle thief, rustler, cracksman, safebreaker, safecracker, snatcher, pilferer, sneak thief, snitcher.

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

Difference between thief and literary pirate

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