Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun corsair

2 senses of corsair

Sense 1
corsair, Barbary pirate -- (a pirate along the Barbary Coast)
       => pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover -- (someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation)

Sense 2
corsair -- (a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction))
       => pirate, pirate ship -- (a ship that is manned by pirates)