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ˈkɔr sɛərcor·sair
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Princeton's WordNet
corsair, Barbary piratenoun
a pirate along the Barbary Coast
corsairnoun
a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
Wiktionary
corsairnoun
A French privateer, especially from the port of St-Malo
corsairnoun
A privateer or pirate in general
corsairnoun
The ship of privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality
corsairnoun
A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern USA.
Etymology: From French corsaire, from French lettre de course, alternative term for letter of marque.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CORSAIRnoun
A pirate; one who professes to seize merchants.
Etymology: French.
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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
Corsairnoun
a pirate; one who cruises about without authorization from any government, to seize booty on sea or land
Corsairnoun
a piratical vessel
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
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.]
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Dictionary of Nautical Terms
corsair
A name commonly given to the piratical cruisers of Barbary, who frequently plundered the merchant ships indiscriminately.
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Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of corsair in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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