Corsair synonyms

kôr'sâr'

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buccaneer
(Nautical) Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century; similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.
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robber
A person who robs.
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F4U (related)
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marauder
By extension anything which marauds.
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picaroon
A rogue.
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pirate
The whole notion of Davy Jones is attributed to an evil spirit who allegedly lurked at sea waiting to escort dead sailors to the sea bottom.
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Barbary pirate
a pirate along the Barbary Coast
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ram-asus (related)
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freebooter
An adventurer who pillages, plunders or wages ad-hoc war on other nations.
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Find another word for corsair. In this page you can discover 9 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for corsair, like: buccaneer, robber, F4U, marauder, picaroon, pirate, Barbary pirate, ram-asus and freebooter.
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Corsair Sentence Examples

  • Repeated attempts were made by various European nations to subdue the pirates, and in 1816 the city was bombarded by a British squadron under Lord Exmouth, assisted by Dutch men-of-war, and the corsair fleet burned.

  • The corsair retaliated by leading what remained of his navy on a plundering raid to the Balearic Islands.

  • In 1528 San German was plundered by a French corsair and twenty-six years later utterly destroyed.

  • Khair-ed-Din Barbarossa besieged and captured the city in 1535; and in 1558 it was sacked by a corsair called Piali.

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