corsair
noun
[ kɔːˈsɛː ]
• a pirate.
Similar:
pirate,
buccaneer,
marauder,
raider,
plunderer,
freebooter,
privateer,
picaroon,
filibuster,
sea dog,
sea rover,
rover,
reaver,
scummer,
marooner,
sea thief,
sea robber,
sea wolf,
sea rat,
water rat,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French corsaire, from medieval Latin cursarius, from cursus ‘a raid, plunder’, special use of Latin cursus ‘course’, from currere ‘to run’.
