Corsair'
means properly “one who gives chase.” Applied to the pirates of
the northern coast of Africa. (Italian corso, a chase; French
corsaire; Latin cursus.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Corsair' from Fact Monster:
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