English → Latin
“corsair” in Latin
pīrātapiratepraedorto acquire loot, such as through robbery or war; to pillage, plunder, despoil; to ravage, rob, takearchipīrātapirate chief
The English word corsair itself goes back to Latin currō, through cursārius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
corsair
pirata (πειρατής), or pure Latin, praedo maritimus, or from context, praedo only: archipirata (ἀρχιπειρατής, the chieftain): CORSE, Vid: CORPSE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for corsair?
- The usual Latin words for “corsair” are pīrāta, praedor, archipīrāta. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.