Synonyms of corsair

corsair

noun

ˈkȯr-ˌser 

as in pirate

someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea

no one knows the fate of the corsair's treasure-filled ship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pirate
• privateer
• buccaneer
• freebooter
• raider
• marauder
• rover
• robber
• plunderer
• looter
• pillager
• despoiler

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corsair

Rich gives Marge an eye patch that belonged to a corsair his ancestors knew in Cuba. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025

Apple has provided some guilty pleasure companion reading for fans of Vince Gilligan‘s new apocalyptic drama Pluribus, full of proud, haughty pirates corsairs and Mandovian spicefruit. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025

If peaceable trading isn't your dream, consider the corsair life, pillaging other ships for their precious cargo. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025

Set in 1492, the series follows Sara, the defiant daughter of Granada’s chief Rabbi, exiled during Spain’s expulsion of its Jewish population and captured by Ottoman corsairs (‘Korsan’ in Turkish). — Ben Croll, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025