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corsair

DEFINITIONS OF: corsair

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n a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)

Type of:
pirate, pirate ship
a ship that is manned by pirates

n a pirate along the Barbary Coast

Synonyms:
Barbary pirate
Examples:
Khayr ad-Din
Barbary pirate (died in 1546)
Type 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
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