Found 3 items, similar to corsair.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: corsair bajak laut
English → English (WordNet) Definition: corsair corsair n 1: a pirate along the Barbary coast [syn: Barbary pirate] 2: a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
English → English (gcide) Definition: Corsair Corsair \Cor"sair\ (k?r"s?r), n. [F. corsaire (cf. It. corsare, corsale, Pr. corsari), LL. corsarius, fr. L. cursus a running, course, whence Sp. corso cruise, corsa cruise, coasting voyage, corsear to cruise against the enemy, to pirate, corsario cruising, a privateer authorized to cruise against the enemy. See Course.] 1. A pirate; one who cruises about without authorization from any government, to seize booty on sea or land. [1913 Webster] 2. A piratical vessel. [1913 Webster] Barbary corsairs . . . infested the coast of the Mediterranean. --Prescott. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo["o]l.) A Californian market fish (Sebastichthys rosaceus ). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]