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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Corsair \Cor"sair\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A Californian market fish ({Sebastichthys rosaceus}). From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. A piratical vessel. Barbary corsairs . . . infested the coast of the Mediterranean. --Prescott. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: corsair n 1: a pirate along the Barbary coast [syn: {Barbary pirate}] 2: a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction) From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: CORSAIR, n. A politician of the seas.
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