"corsair" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔːɹsɛəɹ/ Audio: en-us-corsair.ogg Forms: corsairs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French corsaire, from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate”), from Latin cursus (“course, a running; plunder, hostile inroad”). Doublet of courser and hussar. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|corsaire}} French corsaire, {{der|en|ML.|cursārius||pirate}} Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate”), {{der|en|la|cursus||course, a running; plunder, hostile inroad}} Latin cursus (“course, a running; plunder, hostile inroad”), {{doublet|en|courser|hussar}} Doublet of courser and hussar Head templates: {{en-noun}} corsair (plural corsairs)
  1. A French privateer, especially from the port of Saint-Malo. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-corsair-en-noun-xM~our9g Disambiguation of Nautical: 44 32 15 6 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 7 2 30 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 6 6 20 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 3 3 34 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 35 8 7 21 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 36 6 5 22 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 34 7 5 28 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 36 7 6 22 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 54 2 27 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 41 5 5 24 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 34 6 6 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 38 3 3 28 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 44 4 4 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 44 4 4 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 7 8 24 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 6 6 23 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 44 4 4 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 35 6 5 22 32
  2. A privateer or pirate in general. Synonyms: pirate Translations (privateersman or pirate): пират (pirat) [masculine] (Bulgarian), корсар (korsar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), corsari [masculine] (Catalan), corsària [feminine] (Catalan), korzár [masculine] (Czech), piraat (Estonian), mereröövel (Estonian), kaaper (Estonian), korsaar (Estonian), pirate (French), corsaire (French), Korsar [masculine] (German), privatér (Hungarian), korsaro (Ido), corsaro [masculine] (Italian), pirata [masculine] (Italian), filibustiere [masculine] (Italian), bucaniere [masculine] (Italian), コルセア (korusea) (Japanese), korsarz [masculine] (Polish), corsário [masculine] (Portuguese), корса́р (korsár) [masculine] (Russian), пира́т (pirát) [masculine] (Russian), korsar (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-corsair-en-noun-QMKEswzI Disambiguation of 'privateersman or pirate': 21 36 20 13 11
  3. The ship of privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality.
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  4. A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern USA. Categories (lifeform): Assassin bugs
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  5. A Californian market fish (Sebastes rosaceus). Categories (lifeform): Sebastids
    Sense id: en-corsair-en-noun-5u1us0Qc Disambiguation of Sebastids: 23 1 1 22 53 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 3 3 34 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 35 8 7 21 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 36 6 5 22 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 34 7 5 28 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 36 7 6 22 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 7 8 24 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 6 6 23 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 35 6 5 22 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Turkish corsair Translations (pirate ship or privateer): corsaire (French), korzár (Hungarian), korsaronavo (Ido), 海賊(船)(かいぞく(せん) (Japanese), kaizoku) (sen) (Japanese), corsário [masculine] (Portuguese), капер (kaper) [masculine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'pirate ship or privateer': 43 35 13 6 4

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      "sense": "privateersman or pirate",
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      "sense": "privateersman or pirate",
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      "word": "korsaar"
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      "sense": "privateersman or pirate",
      "word": "pirate"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "privateersman or pirate",
      "word": "corsaire"
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      "sense": "privateersman or pirate",
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      "sense": "privateersman or pirate",
      "word": "privatér"
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      "sense": "privateersman or pirate",
      "word": "korsaro"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "corsaro"
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      "sense": "privateersman or pirate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pirata"
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      "sense": "privateersman or pirate",
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      "word": "filibustiere"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "privateersman or pirate",
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      "word": "bucaniere"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "korusea",
      "sense": "privateersman or pirate",
      "word": "コルセア"
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      "sense": "privateersman or pirate",
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      "word": "korsarz"
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      "sense": "privateersman or pirate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "corsário"
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      "roman": "korsár",
      "sense": "privateersman or pirate",
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      "word": "корса́р"
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      "word": "пира́т"
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      "sense": "privateersman or pirate",
      "word": "korsar"
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      "sense": "pirate ship or privateer",
      "word": "corsaire"
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      "sense": "pirate ship or privateer",
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      "sense": "pirate ship or privateer",
      "word": "korsaronavo"
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      "sense": "pirate ship or privateer",
      "word": "海賊(船)(かいぞく(せん)"
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      "sense": "pirate ship or privateer",
      "word": "kaizoku)"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "pirate ship or privateer",
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      "word": "corsário"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "word": "капер"
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  "word": "corsair"
}

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