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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
corsair
n 1: a pirate along the Barbary Coast [syn: corsair, Barbary
pirate]
2: a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
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| 2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Corsair \Cor"sair\ (k?r"s?r), n. [F. corsaire (cf. It. corsare, corsale, Pr. corsari), LL. corsarius, fr. L. cursus a running, course, whence Sp. corso cruise, corsa cruise, coasting voyage, corsear to cruise against the enemy, to pirate, corsario cruising, a privateer authorized to cruise against the enemy. See Course.] 1. A pirate; one who cruises about without authorization from any government, to seize booty on sea or land. [1913 Webster] 2. A piratical vessel. [1913 Webster] Barbary corsairs . . . infested the coast of the Mediterranean. --Prescott. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) A Californian market fish (Sebastichthys rosaceus). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] | ||
| 3. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906) | ||
CORSAIR, n. A politician of the seas. | ||
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