corsair

/ˈkɔːsɛː/ · noun

Meaning

A French privateer, especially from the port of St-Malo
A privateer or pirate in general
The ship of privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality
A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern USA.
A Californian market fish (Sebastes rosaceus).

Etymology / origin

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Related words

barbary pirate(English)algerine(English)tripolitan(English)saint-malo(English)port-royalist(English)versaillais(English)picard(English)beaufort(English)hellcat(English)farrier(English)iis(English)korat(English)

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Sources

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