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Corsair

A pirate; one who cruises about without authorization from any government, to seize booty on sea or land.

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Buccaneer 76% connected

A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 1…

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Pirate 76% connected

A robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on the high seas; especially, one who makes it his business to crui…

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Sea robber 76% connected

A pirate; a sea rover.

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Sea rover 76% connected

One that cruises or roves the sea for plunder; a sea robber; a pirate; also, a piratical vessel.

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