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BNC: 30220 COCA: 31487

corsair

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
corsair /koɚˈseɚ/ noun
plural corsairs
corsair
/koɚˈseɚ/
noun
plural corsairs
Learner's definition of CORSAIR
[count] literary + old-fashioned
BNC: 30220 COCA: 31487

corsair

noun

cor·​sair ˈkȯr-ˌser How to pronounce corsair (audio)
kȯr-ˈser
: pirate
especially : a privateer of the Barbary Coast

Example Sentences

no one knows the fate of the corsair's treasure-filled ship
Recent Examples on the Web Queen of the seas, Britain seemed to countenance the pirating activities of the North African corsairs. Thomas Wendel, National Review, 4 July 2019 From ancient Norse princess Alfhild to Sayyida al-Hurra of the Barbary corsairs, these women sailed beside–and sometimes in command of–male pirates. Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 12 Apr. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French corsaire pirate, from Old Occitan corsari, from Old Italian corsaro, from Medieval Latin cursarius, from Latin cursus course — more at course

First Known Use

1549, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of corsair was in 1549
BNC: 30220 COCA: 31487

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