Definition of corsair in English:

corsair

noun ˈkɔːsɛːkɔːˈsɛːˌkɔrˈsɛr

archaic

1A pirate.
Example sentencesExamples
- Reputations spread through any community, and the pirates and corsairs knew who they wanted to work with, as well as who they did NOT want to work with…
- European maritime powers paid the tribute demanded by the rulers of the privateering states of North Africa (Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, and Morocco) to prevent attacks on their shipping by corsairs.
- From beneath his cloak, their follower drew a rusting corsair sabre and menaced the horse with it.
- Cutthroats, corsairs, and hot-shot pilots we got coming out of our ears.
- The old look out towers had to be manned against corsairs but they also earned their keep as observation points for the lucrative and highly organized hunts for the great shoals of tuna fish.
Synonyms
pirate, buccaneer, marauder, raider, plunderer, freebooter, privateer
archaic picaroon, filibuster, sea dog, sea rover, rover, reaver, scummer
rare marooner, sea thief, sea robber, sea wolf, sea rat, water rat
1. 1.1 A pirate ship.
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘I'd rather be in my corsair, but thanks for the offer,’ Gualtero said.
  ‘Or at least a hundred pirate corsairs,’ Garcia added.
  The Goshawk was probably enough to discourage most pirate corsairs from attacking, but a cruiser was another matter.
  Could he be a pirate captain, eager to hang my severed head from the bow of his corsair?
  If there were any corsairs docked, they were well disguised…
2. 1.2 A privateer, especially one operating along the southern shore of the Mediterranean in the 16th–18th centuries.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The war at sea was fought mainly by privateers on all sides, and the 2,800 enemy ships taken by French corsairs represent perhaps the greatest consistent success of the war.
  French corsairs settled on the western part of the island in the 17th century and Spain recognized the French claims to the area in 1697 in the Treaty of Ryswick.
  During the Napoleonic wars Reunion, like Mauritius, served the French corsairs as a rallying place from which attacks on Indian merchantmen could be directed.
  The corsairs refused to curtail their activities after each war's conclusion, and the states realized that they had created an uncontrollable force.
  Behind the high walls, hidden by a long screen of ilexes, you are suddenly back in the eighteenth century, surrounded by the obelisks and mausolea of sea captains and corsairs, exiled aristocrats and shipwrecked plantation owners.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French corsaire, from medieval Latin cursarius, from cursus 'a raid, plunder', special use of Latin cursus 'course', from currere 'to run'.

Definition of corsair in US English:

corsair

nounˌkɔrˈsɛrˌkôrˈser

archaic

1A pirate.
Example sentencesExamples
- Cutthroats, corsairs, and hot-shot pilots we got coming out of our ears.
- From beneath his cloak, their follower drew a rusting corsair sabre and menaced the horse with it.
- European maritime powers paid the tribute demanded by the rulers of the privateering states of North Africa (Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, and Morocco) to prevent attacks on their shipping by corsairs.
- The old look out towers had to be manned against corsairs but they also earned their keep as observation points for the lucrative and highly organized hunts for the great shoals of tuna fish.
- Reputations spread through any community, and the pirates and corsairs knew who they wanted to work with, as well as who they did NOT want to work with…
Synonyms
pirate, buccaneer, marauder, raider, plunderer, freebooter, privateer
1. 1.1 A pirate ship.
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘I'd rather be in my corsair, but thanks for the offer,’ Gualtero said.
  Could he be a pirate captain, eager to hang my severed head from the bow of his corsair?
  If there were any corsairs docked, they were well disguised…
  ‘Or at least a hundred pirate corsairs,’ Garcia added.
  The Goshawk was probably enough to discourage most pirate corsairs from attacking, but a cruiser was another matter.
2. 1.2 A privateer, especially one operating along the southern coast of the Mediterranean in the 16th–18th centuries.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The war at sea was fought mainly by privateers on all sides, and the 2,800 enemy ships taken by French corsairs represent perhaps the greatest consistent success of the war.
  French corsairs settled on the western part of the island in the 17th century and Spain recognized the French claims to the area in 1697 in the Treaty of Ryswick.
  During the Napoleonic wars Reunion, like Mauritius, served the French corsairs as a rallying place from which attacks on Indian merchantmen could be directed.
  The corsairs refused to curtail their activities after each war's conclusion, and the states realized that they had created an uncontrollable force.
  Behind the high walls, hidden by a long screen of ilexes, you are suddenly back in the eighteenth century, surrounded by the obelisks and mausolea of sea captains and corsairs, exiled aristocrats and shipwrecked plantation owners.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French corsaire, from medieval Latin cursarius, from cursus ‘a raid, plunder’, special use of Latin cursus ‘course’, from currere ‘to run’.

单词	corsair
释义	Definition of corsair in English: corsair noun ˈkɔːsɛːkɔːˈsɛːˌkɔrˈsɛr archaic 1A pirate. Example sentencesExamples Reputations spread through any community, and the pirates and corsairs knew who they wanted to work with, as well as who they did NOT want to work with… European maritime powers paid the tribute demanded by the rulers of the privateering states of North Africa (Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, and Morocco) to prevent attacks on their shipping by corsairs. From beneath his cloak, their follower drew a rusting corsair sabre and menaced the horse with it. Cutthroats, corsairs, and hot-shot pilots we got coming out of our ears. The old look out towers had to be manned against corsairs but they also earned their keep as observation points for the lucrative and highly organized hunts for the great shoals of tuna fish. Synonyms pirate, buccaneer, marauder, raider, plunderer, freebooter, privateer archaic picaroon, filibuster, sea dog, sea rover, rover, reaver, scummer rare marooner, sea thief, sea robber, sea wolf, sea rat, water rat 1.1 A pirate ship. Example sentencesExamples ‘I'd rather be in my corsair, but thanks for the offer,’ Gualtero said. ‘Or at least a hundred pirate corsairs,’ Garcia added. The Goshawk was probably enough to discourage most pirate corsairs from attacking, but a cruiser was another matter. Could he be a pirate captain, eager to hang my severed head from the bow of his corsair? If there were any corsairs docked, they were well disguised… 1.2 A privateer, especially one operating along the southern shore of the Mediterranean in the 16th–18th centuries. Example sentencesExamples The war at sea was fought mainly by privateers on all sides, and the 2,800 enemy ships taken by French corsairs represent perhaps the greatest consistent success of the war. French corsairs settled on the western part of the island in the 17th century and Spain recognized the French claims to the area in 1697 in the Treaty of Ryswick. During the Napoleonic wars Reunion, like Mauritius, served the French corsairs as a rallying place from which attacks on Indian merchantmen could be directed. The corsairs refused to curtail their activities after each war's conclusion, and the states realized that they had created an uncontrollable force. Behind the high walls, hidden by a long screen of ilexes, you are suddenly back in the eighteenth century, surrounded by the obelisks and mausolea of sea captains and corsairs, exiled aristocrats and shipwrecked plantation owners. Origin Mid 16th century: from French corsaire, from medieval Latin cursarius, from cursus 'a raid, plunder', special use of Latin cursus 'course', from currere 'to run'. Definition of corsair in US English: corsair nounˌkɔrˈsɛrˌkôrˈser archaic 1A pirate. Example sentencesExamples Cutthroats, corsairs, and hot-shot pilots we got coming out of our ears. From beneath his cloak, their follower drew a rusting corsair sabre and menaced the horse with it. European maritime powers paid the tribute demanded by the rulers of the privateering states of North Africa (Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, and Morocco) to prevent attacks on their shipping by corsairs. The old look out towers had to be manned against corsairs but they also earned their keep as observation points for the lucrative and highly organized hunts for the great shoals of tuna fish. Reputations spread through any community, and the pirates and corsairs knew who they wanted to work with, as well as who they did NOT want to work with… Synonyms pirate, buccaneer, marauder, raider, plunderer, freebooter, privateer 1.1 A pirate ship. Example sentencesExamples ‘I'd rather be in my corsair, but thanks for the offer,’ Gualtero said. Could he be a pirate captain, eager to hang my severed head from the bow of his corsair? If there were any corsairs docked, they were well disguised… ‘Or at least a hundred pirate corsairs,’ Garcia added. The Goshawk was probably enough to discourage most pirate corsairs from attacking, but a cruiser was another matter. 1.2 A privateer, especially one operating along the southern coast of the Mediterranean in the 16th–18th centuries. Example sentencesExamples The war at sea was fought mainly by privateers on all sides, and the 2,800 enemy ships taken by French corsairs represent perhaps the greatest consistent success of the war. French corsairs settled on the western part of the island in the 17th century and Spain recognized the French claims to the area in 1697 in the Treaty of Ryswick. During the Napoleonic wars Reunion, like Mauritius, served the French corsairs as a rallying place from which attacks on Indian merchantmen could be directed. The corsairs refused to curtail their activities after each war's conclusion, and the states realized that they had created an uncontrollable force. Behind the high walls, hidden by a long screen of ilexes, you are suddenly back in the eighteenth century, surrounded by the obelisks and mausolea of sea captains and corsairs, exiled aristocrats and shipwrecked plantation owners. Origin Mid 16th century: from French corsaire, from medieval Latin cursarius, from cursus ‘a raid, plunder’, special use of Latin cursus ‘course’, from currere ‘to run’.
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