corsário — meaning in English

English meaning

• corsair noun A French privateer, especially from the port of Saint-Malo.
• pirate noun Someone who attacks and robs ships at sea.
• privateer noun A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo.

Senses

corsário is used for these senses in English:

• pirate (crime) A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
• pirate (by extension) One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
• privateer (historical) An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate. [from 17th c.]

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.

pirate — full definition

1. noun Someone who attacks and robs ships at sea.
2. noun Someone who illegally copies or distributes copyrighted material.
3. verb To copy or distribute copyrighted material without permission.

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