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Noun: corsair  'kor,sehr or kor'sehr
  1. A pirate along the Barbary Coast
    "The corsair's ship was spotted off the Mediterranean coast";
    - Barbary pirate
     
  2. A swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
    "The corsair sailed under a letter of marque, allowing it to attack enemy merchant vessels"

Derived forms: corsairs

Type of: buccaneer, pirate, pirate ship, sea robber, sea rover

Encyclopedia: Corsair