Main Entry: cor·sair

Pronunciation: \ˈkȯr-ˌser; kȯr-ˈ\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French corsaire pirate, from Old Occitan corsari, from Old Italian corsaro, from Medieval Latin cursarius, from Latin cursus course — more at course

Date: 1549

: pirate; especially : a privateer of the Barbary Coast