corsair
[ kawr-sair ]
/ ˈkɔr sɛər /
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.
Words nearby corsair
corruption of blood,
corruptionist,
corrèze,
corsac,
corsage,
corsair,
corse,
corselet,
corset,
corset cover,
corsetier
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British Dictionary definitions for corsair
corsair
/ (ˈkɔːsɛə) /
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