n.
Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ r- ˌ ser; ko ̇ r- '
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