21
pirate(noun, distress, crook, thief, thug)
15
freebooter(noun, distress, thief, pirate, robber)
15
marauder(noun, person, negative, crook, thief)
13
corsair(noun, distress, crook, thief, thug)
12
robber(noun, person, thief, pirate, pickpocket)
9
privateer(noun, thief, pirate)
8
sea robber(noun, expression, idiom)
8
sea rover(noun, expression, idiom)
7
picaroon(noun, thief, pirate)
7
rover(noun, thief, robber)
5
brigand(noun, thief)
4
bandit(noun, thief)
4
filibuster(noun, thief)
4
raider(noun, crook, thief, thug, pirate)
4
thief
4
viking(noun, thief, robber)
3
sea king(noun, expression, idiom, thief)
2
criminal
2
mariner
2
pillager(noun, thief)
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