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.
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Words nearby corsair
corruptionist, corruption of blood, corrupt practices act, 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
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