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ˈkɔr sɛərcor·sair

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. corsair, Barbary piratenoun

    a pirate along the Barbary Coast

  2. corsairnoun

    a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)

Wiktionary

  1. corsairnoun

    A French privateer, especially from the port of St-Malo

  2. corsairnoun

    A privateer or pirate in general

  3. corsairnoun

    The ship of privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality

  4. corsairnoun

    A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern USA.

  5. Etymology: From French corsaire, from French lettre de course, alternative term for letter of marque.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. CORSAIRnoun

    A pirate; one who professes to seize merchants.

    Etymology: French.

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  1. corsair

    A corsair is a pirate or privateer, especially from the Barbary Coast. This term was historically used to refer to Christian or Muslim privateers who operated in the Mediterranean Sea from the 16th to 19th centuries. In a broader context, it can also refer to a fast ship used for piracy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Corsairnoun

    a pirate; one who cruises about without authorization from any government, to seize booty on sea or land

  2. Corsairnoun

    a piratical vessel

  3. Etymology: [F. corsaire (cf. It. corsare, corsale, Pr. corsari), LL. corsarius, fr. L. cursus a running, course, whence Sp. corso cruise, corsa cruise, coasting voyage, corsear to cruise against the enemy, to pirate, corsario cruising, a privateer authorized to cruise against the enemy. See Course.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Corsair

    kor′sār, n. a pirate: a pirate's vessel. [Fr. corsaire, one who makes the course or ranges—L. cursus, a running—currĕre, to run.]

CrunchBase

  1. Corsair

    Corsair is a global company bringing innovative, high-performance components to the PC gaming market. Specializing in very high performance memory, ultra-efficient power supplies, and other key system components, their products are the choice of overclockers, enthusiasts, and gamers everywhere.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. corsair

    A name commonly given to the piratical cruisers of Barbary, who frequently plundered the merchant ships indiscriminately.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of corsair in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of corsair in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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