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 ship licensed by a government to attack and seize enemy trading vessels.

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 pirate or privateer, in a more general sense.
3. noun The vessel used by such pirates or privateers, particularly a French one.
4. noun A nocturnal insect of the genus Rasahus, an assassin bug found in the southern United States.

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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