corsair

 
Pronunciation: /kɔːˈsɛː, ˈkɔːsɛː/

noun

archaic
  • a pirate.
  • a pirate ship.
  • a privateer, especially one operating along the southern shore of the Mediterranean in the 16th-18th centuries.

Origin:

mid 16th century: from French corsaire, from medieval Latin cursarius, from cursus 'a raid, plunder', special use of Latin cursus 'course', from currere 'to run'