- cor·sair
- /koɚˈseɚ/ noun, pl -sairs [count]literary + old-fashioned : ↑pirate 1, 1
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cor|sair — «KR sair», noun. 1. a pirate. 2. the ship of a pirate. 3. a privateer, especially a Saracen or Turkish privateer of the Barbary Coast. ╂[< French corsaire < Italian corsaro < Medieval Latin cursarius runner < Latin cursus, ūs a race,… … Useful english dictionary
cor — cor·a·cid·i·um; cor·a·ci·idae; cor·a·cite; cor·a·cle; cor·a·co·bra·chi·a·lis; cor·a·coid·al; cor·a·co·ra·di·a·lis; cor·al·lig·e·na; cor·al·li·idae; cor·al·li·na; cor·al·li·na·ce·ae; cor·al·li·ta; cor·al·lite; cor·al·loid; cor·al·lo·rhi·za;… … English syllables
sair — cor·sair; sair·ly; sair; … English syllables
corsair — cor·sair … English syllables
corsair — cor·sair (korґsār) any of various biting reduviid bugs of the genus Melanolestes … Medical dictionary
corsair — cor|sair [ kɔr,ser ] noun count an old word for a pirate … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
corsair — cor•sair [[t]ˈkɔr sɛər[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. a fast pirate ship 2) naut. navig. a pirate, esp. of the Barbary Coast • Etymology: 1540–50; < MF corsaire < Oc corsar(i) < Upper It corsaro < ML cursārius= L curs(us) course+ ārius ary … From formal English to slang
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sebastichthys rosaceus — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Críchad an Chaoilli — Críchad an Chaoilli, medieval Irish text. Contents 1 Overview 2 Authorship 3 The text 4 See also 5 … Wikipedia
