Corsair
[kɔː'seə;'kɔːseə] or [kɔr'sɛr]
Definition
(noun.) a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction).
(noun.) a pirate along the Barbary Coast.
Checked by Elaine--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A pirate; one who cruises about without authorization from any government, to seize booty on sea or land.
(n.) A piratical vessel.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Pirate, buccaneer, picaroon, sea-rover, sea-robber.
Inputed by Antonia
Definition
n. a pirate: a pirate's vessel.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A politician of the seas.
Typed by Doreen
Examples
- Of articles collected on his various expeditions, there was such a vast miscellany that it was like the dwelling of an amiable Corsair. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Here then is a Corsair-song. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- You have enjoyed exquisite moments of triumphs, and you have written the _Corsair! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Know that I doat on Corsairs; and for that reason, sing it _con spirito_. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Typist: Rudy