Meaning of CORSAIR
| Pronunciation: | | 'korsehr
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- [n] a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
- [n] a pirate along the Barbary coast
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| | Synonyms: | | Barbary pirate |
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| | See Also: | | Barbarossa, buccaneer, Khayr ad-Din, pirate, pirate, pirate ship, sea robber, sea rover | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Cor"sair\ (k?r"s?r), n. [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}.]
1. A pirate; one who cruises about without authorization from
any government, to seize booty on sea or land.
2. A piratical vessel.
Barbary corsairs . . . infested the coast of the
Mediterranean. --Prescott.
\Cor"sair\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A Californian market fish ({Sebastichthys rosaceus}).
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