HyperDic: corsair

English > 2 senses of the word corsair:
NOUNperson corsair, Barbary piratea pirate along the Barbary Coast
artifactcorsaira swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
corsair > pronunciation
Soundskao'rsehr
Rhymesaffair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr...
English > corsair: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA pirate along the Barbary Coast.
SynonymBarbary pirate
InstancesBarbarossa, Khayr ad-DinBarbary pirate (died in 1546)
Broaderpirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea roversomeone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
Spanishbucanero, corsario de Berbería, corsario, filibustero, pirata
Catalancorsari
English > corsair: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction).
Broaderpirate, pirate shipA ship that is manned by pirates
Spanishbuque corsario
Catalannau corsària

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