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CORSAIR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does corsair mean? 

CORSAIR (noun)
  The noun CORSAIR has 2 senses:

1. a pirate along the Barbary Coastplay

2. a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)play

  Familiarity information: CORSAIR used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CORSAIR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A pirate along the Barbary Coast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Barbary pirate; corsair

Hypernyms ("corsair" is a kind of...):

buccaneer; pirate; sea robber; sea rover (someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation)

Instance hyponyms:

Barbarossa; Khayr ad-Din (Barbary pirate (died in 1546))


Sense 2

Meaning:

A swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("corsair" is a kind of...):

pirate; pirate ship (a ship that is manned by pirates)


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