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CORSAIR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("corsair" is a kind of...):
pirate; pirate ship (a ship that is manned by pirates)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A pirate along the Barbary Coast
Synonyms:
Barbary pirate; corsair
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("corsair" is a kind 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)
Instance hyponyms:
Barbarossa; Khayr ad-Din (Barbary pirate (died in 1546))
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