korsarz — meaning in English

English meaning

• buccaneer noun A pirate, especially one of the 17th-century seafarers who raided Spanish ships and settlements in the Caribbean.
• corsair noun A French privateer, especially from the port of Saint-Malo.
• pirate noun Someone who attacks and robs ships at sea.

Senses

korsarz is used for these senses in English:

• 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, who were similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.
• buccaneer A pirate.
• corsair A privateer or pirate in general.
• pirate (crime) A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.

buccaneer — full definition

1. noun A pirate, especially one of the 17th-century seafarers who raided Spanish ships and settlements in the Caribbean.
2. noun Someone who acts in a bold, adventurous, and slightly unscrupulous way, especially in business.

corsair — full definition

1. noun A French privateer, especially from the port of Saint-Malo.
2. noun A privateer or pirate in general.
3. noun The ship of such privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality.
4. noun A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern USA.

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