corsair
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corsair
- /kɔːɹsɛəɹ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French corsaire, from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate”), from Latin cursus (“course, a running; plunder, hostile inroad”). Doublet of courser and hussar.
noun corsairs
- A French privateer, especially from the port of Saint-Malo.
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A privateer or pirate in general.
"If I had been born a corsair or a pirate, a brigand, genteel highwayman or patriot―and they're the same thing," thought Mr. Tappertit, musing among the nine-pins, "I should have been all right. But to drag out a ^([sic]) ignoble existence unbeknown to mankind in general―patience! I will be famous y
Similar: buccaneer, corsair, freebooter, picaroon, pirate, raider, reaver, sea rat, sea-robber, sea rover
- The ship of such privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality.
- A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern USA.
- A Californian market fish (Sebastes rosaceus).
Translations
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noun pirate ship or privateer
| Español | buque corsario |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 海賊（船）（かいぞく（せん）, kaizoku） sen |
| Português | corsário |
| Français | corsaire |
| Русский | капер kaper |
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title = {corsair},
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