pirate costume

A person dressed as a stereotypical pirate. Common elements include an eyepatch, a bicorne pirate hat or bandana, a loose poet shirt, a cutlass, a hook hand, and a parrot on the shoulder.

A pirate is a maritime bandit who steals from ships, often even capturing ships for themselves. While piracy was prevalent across the whole world up until late 19th century, the most well-known pirates are the European and American pirates that operated around the Atlantic ocean between 15th to 18th century, of which the popular culture depiction of pirates in media is derived from.

Examples

Notable series

• Treasure Island
• Treasure Planet
• Harlock (Harlock Saga)
• Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
• Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)
• Awilda

See also

• sailor

The following tags are aliased to this tag: pirate and pirates (learn more).