how to pronounce corsair

/ˈkɔːɹsɛɹ/

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corsair is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of corsair in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… this 1938 phantom Corsair designed and …”

meanings of corsair

noun:

A Californian market fish (Sebastes rosaceus).
A French privateer, especially from the port of St-Malo.
A privateer or pirate in general.
A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern USA.
The ship of privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality.

corsair frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word corsair occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics corsair can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that corsair can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;

2) transport and travel;