corsair

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French corsaire, from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate”), from Latin cursus (“course, a running; plunder, hostile inroad”). Doublet of courser and hussar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔːɹsɛəɹ/ === Noun === corsair (plural corsairs) A French privateer, especially from the port of Saint-Malo. A privateer or pirate in general. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pirate The ship of privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality. A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern USA. A Californian market fish (Sebastes rosaceus). ==== Derived terms ==== Turkish corsair ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === corsair on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Assassin bug on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Peiratinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Reduviidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons