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corsair Definition

cor·sair (kôr′ser′, kôr ser′)

noun

  1. a privateer, esp. of Barbary
  2. a pirate
  3. a pirate ship

Etymology: Fr corsaire < Prov corsar < It corsaro < ML cursarius, pirate, orig. swift < L cursus, course

corsair Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

Algerine: On 31 January 1797 an Algerine corsair of 24 guns mistook ANDROMACHE for a Portuguese frigate.

Modifies a noun

value: Perhaps corsair value select - you can get it at high clock speeds, but slower latencies than the really expensive stuff.