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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•sair (kôr′sâr),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval Termsa fast ship used for piracy.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa pirate, esp. formerly of the Barbary Coast.
- Military(cap.) 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.
- Medieval Latin cursārius, equivalent. to Latin curs(us) course + -ārius -ary
- Upper Italian corsaro
- Provencal corsar(i)
- Middle French corsaire
- 1540–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: corsair /ˈkɔːsɛə/ n - a pirate
- a privateer, esp of the Barbary Coast
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French corsaire pirate, from Medieval Latin cursārius, from Latin cursus a running, course |