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View usage for: corsair in British English (ˈkɔːsɛə) noun2. a privateer, esp of the Barbary Coast Word origin C15: from Old French corsaire pirate, from Medieval Latin cursārius, from Latin cursus a running, coursecorsair in American English (ˈkɔrˌsɛr; kɔrˈsɛr) noun1. a privateer, esp. of Barbary Word origin Fr corsaire < Prov corsar < It corsaro < ML cursarius, pirate, orig. swift < L cursus, course Examples of 'corsair' in a sentencecorsair Synonyms of 'corsair'pirate, rover, buccaneer, freebooter More Synonyms of corsair Definition a pirate Treasure galleons were often attacked by corsairs and pirates. Synonyms roverfreebooter picaroon (archaic) sea rover Additional synonymsDefinition a pirate, esp. in the Caribbean in the 17th and 18th centuries the villainous buccaneer with the peg-leg and the parrot Synonyms pirate, privateer, corsair, freebooter, sea-rover Synonyms pirate, raider, robber, bandit, plunderer, rover, pillager, buccaneer, looter, or woman">highwayman or woman, marauder, brigand, reiver (dialect), cateran (Scottish) - corrupt
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