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corsair

noun

ˈkȯr-ˌser

Definition of corsair

as in pirate

someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea no one knows the fate of the corsair's treasure-filled ship

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Recent Examples of corsair Acknowledging burdens and consequences In the 1790s, the United States faced a world ruled by corsairs and kings. — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026 Rich gives Marge an eye patch that belonged to a corsair his ancestors knew in Cuba. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 Apple has provided some guilty pleasure companion reading for fans of Vince Gilligan‘s new apocalyptic drama Pluribus, full of proud, haughty pirates corsairs and Mandovian spicefruit. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025 If peaceable trading isn't your dream, consider the corsair life, pillaging other ships for their precious cargo. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corsair

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pirate

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And for more than two heady years, music lovers within a mile or two of the Sunset Junction area could groove to the wildly eclectic sounds of KBLT, a pirate radio station that operated from 1995 to 1998.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Many Orlando-area homes feature skeletons that tower over the neighborhood, witchy covens, horror movie icons, clowns, pirate ships, pumpkins, zombies and vampires.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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