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[ kawr -sair ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkɔr sɛər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a fast ship used for piracy.
a pirate, especially formerly of the Barbary Coast.
(initial capital letter )Military . a gull-winged, propeller-driven fighter plane built for the U.S. Navy in World War II and kept in service into the early 1950s.
Origin of corsair 1540–50; <Middle French
corsaire <Provençal
corsar (
i ) <Upper Italian
corsaro <Medieval Latin
cursārius, equivalent to Latin
curs (
us ) course +
-ārius -ary
Words nearby corsair corruptionist, corruption of blood, corrupt practices act, corsac, corsage, corsair , corse, corselet, corset, corset cover, corsetier
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Example sentences from the Web for corsair After writing his letters, Lucan left the Uckfield house at 1:15 a.m. and drove 16 miles to Newhaven, where he dumped the Corsair .
Lord Lucan’s Whereabouts: The Tabloid Rebirth of a Decades-Old Crime | William Coles| February 25, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Some $200 million of the $785 million came from Corsair itself, with the balance coming from its limited partners.
Meet The One Guy Who's Making Money Right Now | William D. Cohan| October 29, 2008| DAILY BEAST
For a price below $2.50 per share, Corsair would be treated like other shareholders.
Meet The One Guy Who's Making Money Right Now | William D. Cohan| October 29, 2008| DAILY BEAST
And if so, for a permanent holding rock of protection in the world, her cousin Frank would be at any rate safer than the Corsair .
The Eustace Diamonds | Anthony Trollope
When this had been done, the corsair vessel began to move away from the other, and was soon many lengths distant from her.
The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales | Frank R. Stockton
A dispute as to an alleged Venetian corsair captured by the Genoese ended in a riot.
Venice and its Story | Thomas Okey
The corsair kept himself in readiness for the expected summons, and continued to spy and report the motions of the enemy.
The South-West | Joseph Holt Ingraham
The Corsair Dragutte, a buccaneer of romantic days, came along and plundered these Ligurian towns as often as he felt like it.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis Miltoun
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British Dictionary definitions for corsair noun a pirate
a privateer, esp of the Barbary Coast
Word Origin for corsair C15: from Old French corsaire pirate, from Medieval Latin cursārius, from Latin cursus a running, course
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Words related to corsair buccaneer, robber, marauder, freebooter, picaroon