Definition of CORSAIR

corsair

Plural: corsairs

Noun

  • A pirate, especially one from the Barbary Coast.
  • a pirate along the Barbary Coast
  • a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
  • A French privateer, especially from the port of Saint-Malo.
  • A privateer or pirate in general.
  • The ship of privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality.
  • A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern USA.
  • A Californian market fish (Sebastes rosaceus).

Examples

  • With his high-scoring play, he felt like a CORSAIR plundering the Words With Friends board.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French corsaire, from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate”), from Latin cursus (“course, a running; plunder, hostile inroad”). Doublet of courser and hussar.

Synonyms

Barbary pirate, buccaneer, corsair, freebooter, picaroon, pirate, raider, reaver, sea rat, sea rover, sea-robber

Scrabble Score: 9

corsair: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
corsair: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
corsair: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

corsair: valid Words With Friends Word