corsair
/ˈkɔrsɛr/
noun
- A pirate, especially one from the Mediterranean region in the past.
- The museum had an exhibit about corsairs and their ships.
- Legends tell of a famous corsair who raided towns along the Spanish coast.
- The corsair attacked merchant ships traveling near the coast of North Africa.
- A fast ship used by pirates or privateers.
- The old painting showed a corsair with its sails full of wind.
- The corsair sailed swiftly across the Mediterranean Sea.
- They spotted a corsair on the horizon and prepared to defend their cargo.