corsair

Questions about corsair

What does corsair mean?

corsair means "a pirate along the Barbary Coast". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in corsair?

corsair has 2 syllables: cor-sair. The stress falls on "cor". In IPA it is /ˈkɔɹsɛɹ/.

What is another word for corsair?

Close synonyms include Barbary pirate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is corsair a common word?

corsair is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.