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Definition of: corsair
(kôr′sâr) noun
1. A pirate; also, his vessel.
2. Specifically, a privateer, formerly authorized by the Turkish and Saracen governments to harry the coasts of Christian countries: Barbary corsairs. [<F corsaire <Med. L cursarius <cursus inroad, raid <L, a running <currere run. Doublet of HUSSAR.]
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