corsair

• Sustantivo que designa a un pirata que actuaba a lo largo de la costa berberisca, o a un barco rápido dedicado a la piratería, a menudo con autorización oficial.

A noun referring to a pirate operating along the Barbary Coast, or a swift pirate ship often operating with official sanction.

1. Barbary pirateC1formal

   A pirate who operated along the Barbary Coast of North Africa, often attacking ships in the Mediterranean.

   Pirata berberisco

   • The corsair raided merchant vessels off the coast of Algiers.
   • Barbary corsairs were feared by sailors in the 17th century.
   • The corsair's ship was captured by the British navy.

   Sinónimosbarbary piratefreebooterpirate

2. Privateer shipC1formal

   A fast, armed ship used for privateering, often with official permission to attack enemy vessels.

   corsario

   • The corsair sailed under a letter of marque from the king.
   • They outfitted a swift corsair to hunt enemy trade routes.
   • The corsair's crew shared the spoils of their captures.

   Sinónimosprivateer