A corsair is a

privateer A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in commerce raiding under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign o ...

pirate Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and valuable goods, or taking hostages. Those who conduct acts of piracy are call ...

, especially: *

Barbary corsair The Barbary corsairs, Barbary pirates, Ottoman corsairs, or naval mujahideen (in Muslim sources) were mainly Muslim corsairs and privateers who operated from the largely independent Barbary states. This area was known in Europe as the Barba ...

, Ottoman and Berber privateers operating from North Africa *

French corsairs Corsairs () were privateers, authorised to conduct raids on shipping of a foreign state at war with the Kingdom of France, on behalf of the French crown. Seized vessels and cargo were sold at auction, with the corsair captain entitled to a portio ...

, privateers operating on behalf of the French crown Corsair may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Comic books

* Corsair, a Marvel Comics character, a “space pirate” and the father of

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...

superhero A superhero or superheroine is a fictional character who typically possesses ''superpowers'' or abilities beyond those of ordinary people, is frequently costumed concealing their identity, and fits the role of the hero, typically using their ...

Cyclops In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( ; , ''Kýklōpes'', "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; singular Cyclops ; , ''Kýklōps'') are giant one-eyed creatures. Three groups of Cyclopes can be distinguished. In Hesiod's ''Th ...

and Havok * Corsairs Squad, an

Xavier Institute X-Mansion and Xavier Institute are the common names for a mansion and research institute appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The mansion is depicted as the private estate of Charles Francis Xavier and serves as the bas ...

training squad

Novels

* ''Corsair'', a nautical historical novel by

Dudley Pope Dudley Bernard Egerton Pope (29 December 1925 – 25 April 1997) was a British writer of both nautical fiction and history, most notable for his Lord Ramage series of historical novels. Greatly inspired by C.S. Forester, Pope was one of the m ...

, published in 1987 * ''Corsair'' (Bunch novel), a 2001 fantasy novel by Chris Bunch * ''Corsair'' (Cussler novel), a 2009 adventure novel by Clive Cussler

Music

* ''

Il corsaro ''Il corsaro'' (''The Corsair'') is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, from a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on Lord Byron's 1814 poem '' The Corsair''. The first performance was given at the Teatro Grande in Trieste on 25 Oct ...

'' (''The Corsair''), an 1848 opera by Giuseppe Verdi * Le Corsaire (overture), an 1844 overture by Hector Berlioz *

The Corsairs The Corsairs were an American doo wop ensemble from La Grange, North Carolina. The group consisted of the three Uzzell brothers, Moses, Jay, James and their cousin, George Wooten. Initially they performed as The Gleems, and toured the East Coast, ...

, a 1960s doo-wop group * "Corsair", a song on the 2002 album ''

Geogaddi ''Geogaddi'' is the second studio album by Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada, released on 18 February 2002 by Warp Records. It was recorded between 1999 and 2001 at Hexagon Sun, their Pentland Hills studio. The album was intended ...

'' by Boards of Canada * "Corsair", a 2007 song from the EP ''

Voyage Voyage(s) or The Voyage may refer to: Literature *''Voyage : A Novel of 1896'', Sterling Hayden * ''Voyage'' (novel), a 1996 science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter *''The Voyage'', Murray Bail * "The Voyage" (short story), a 1921 story by ...

'' by In Fear and Faith

Video games

* '' Corsairs: Conquest at Sea'', a 1999 game by Microïds * Corsairs (''Freelancer''), a fictional criminal organization in ''Freelancer'' * Corsair, an evolution to the Gambler class in ''Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan'' * The Corsair, a persona in the '' Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' multiplayer game * Corsair class in

Black Desert Online ''Black Desert Online'' () is a sandbox-oriented fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Korean video game developer Pearl Abyss and originally published for Microsoft Windows in 2015. A mobile version titled ...

* Drake Corsair, a flyable star ship in

Star Citizen ''Star Citizen'' is a multiplayer, space trading and combat simulation video game currently under development by Cloud Imperium Games for Windows. An extended retry of unrealized plans for ''Freelancer'' (2003), ''Star Citizen'' is led by dire ...

Other arts and entertainment

* ''

The Corsair ''The Corsair'' (1814) is a long tale in verse written by Lord Byron (see 1814 in poetry) and published by John Murray in London. It was extremely popular, selling ten thousand copies on its first day of sale, and was influential throughout t ...

'', an 1814 poem by Lord Byron * ''

Le Corsaire ''Le Corsaire'' is a ballet typically presented in three acts, with a libretto originally created by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges loosely based on the poem '' The Corsair'' by Lord Byron. Originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to ...

'', an 1856 ballet, still popular, based on Byron's poem *

Corsair (comics) Corsair (Major Christopher Summers, USAF) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a star-faring outlaw who leads the Starjammers, the father of X-Men members Cyclops (Ma ...

, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe * ''Corsair'' (film), a 1931 American gangster film

Companies

Corsair Gaming Corsair Gaming, Inc. (stylized as CORSAIR) is an American Peripheral, computer peripherals and Video game industry, gaming brand headquartered in Milpitas, California. Previously known as Corsair Components and Corsair Memory, it was incorporated ...

(formerly Corsair Components), an American computer peripherals and hardware company *

Corsair International Corsair International, legally ''Corsair S.A.'', previously Corsairfly and Corse Air International, is a French airline headquartered in Rungis and based at Orly Airport. It is a subsidiary of German investor Intro Aviation (53%) and TUI Group ( ...

(formerly Corsairfly and Corsair), a French airline * Corsair Marine, a builder of trimaran sailboats * Corsair, an imprint of publisher Constable & Robinson#History

Military

Vought F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Vought, Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production con ...

, a US Navy World War II and Korean War fighter aircraft *

Vought SBU Corsair The Vought SBU-1 Corsair was a two-seat, all-metal biplane dive bomber built by Vought Aircraft Company of Dallas, Texas for the US Navy. Its design was based upon the F3U-1 two-seat fighter that was abandoned when the Navy decided not to obta ...

, a US Navy biplane dive bomber first flown in 1933 *

Vought O4U Corsair The Vought O4U Corsair was the designation applied to two different experimental biplane scout-observation aircraft. Neither reached production or entered regular service. Design and development Ordered by the United States Navy in 1930 as the t ...

, two different experimental biplane scout-observation aircraft, neither of which entered regular service *

LTV A-7 Corsair II The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV). The A-7 was developed during the early 1960s as replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its design was ...

, a US Navy and later US Air Force jet attack aircraft *

Vought O2U Corsair The Vought O2U Corsair is a 1920s biplane scout and observation aircraft. Developed by Vought Corporation, the O2U was ordered by the United States Navy (USN) in 1927. Powered by a 400 hp (298 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340 engine, it inco ...

, a US Navy biplane scout and observation aircraft * Corsair, a subclass of the ''Tench''-class submarine, a US Navy World War II class ** , a US Navy submarine * USS ''Corsair'' (SP-159), a private steam yacht briefly chartered by the US Navy in World War I

Transportation

Air

Cessna 425 The Cessna 425, known as the Corsair and later as the Conquest I, is an eight-seat American pressurized turboprop twin-engined light aircraft. Now out of production, it was built by Cessna Aircraft of Wichita, Kansas, between 1980 and 1986. De ...

, a light aircraft originally known as Corsair *

, a French airline subsidiary of the TUI Group * ''Corsair'' (G-ADVB), a

Short Empire The Short Empire was a medium-range four-engined monoplane flying boat, designed and developed by Short Brothers during the 1930s to meet the requirements of the growing commercial airline sector, with a particular emphasis upon its usefulness ...

flying boat flown by

Imperial Airways Imperial Airways was an early British commercial long-range airline, operating from 1924 to 1939 and principally serving the British Empire routes to South Africa, India, Australia and the Far East, including Malaya and Hong Kong. Passengers ...

and

BOAC British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state-owned national airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. It continued operating overseas services throughout World War II. After the ...

Land

* Edsel Corsair, an American automobile of the late fifties *

Ford Corsair The name Ford Corsair was used both for a car produced by Ford of Britain between 1963 and 1970, and for an unrelated Nissan-based automobile marketed by Ford Australia between 1989 and 1992. Ford Consul Corsair (1963–1965), Ford Corsair V4 (19 ...

, a British car model of the late 1960s, and an Australian model of the late 1980s * Corsair motorcycle, built by

Cotton Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...

* ''Corsair'', a

GWR Bogie Class The Great Western Railway (GWR) Bogie Class were broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work. The first two locomotives of this class were introduced into service in August/September 1849, with the remainder following between June 1854 ...

broad gauge locomotive that was built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1849 and 1873 * ''Corsair'', locomotive No. 3037 of the

GWR 3031 Class The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built ...

that was built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1894 and 1908 *

Lincoln Corsair The Lincoln Corsair is a compact luxury crossover marketed and sold by the Lincoln brand of Ford Motor Company since the 2020 model year. It replaced the MKC. Since 2020, the Corsair has been the best-selling vehicle for the Lincoln brand. ...

, a compact American crossover *

Phantom Corsair The Phantom Corsair is a prototype automobile built in 1937. It is a six-passenger 2-door sedan that was designed by Rust Heinz of the H. J. Heinz family and Maurice Schwartz of the Bohman & Schwartz coachbuilding company in Pasadena, Califor ...

, a prototype two-door sedan built in 1938

Sea

* ''Corsair I'', a yacht built by William Cramp and Sons for Charles J. Osborn and bought by

J. P. Morgan John Pierpont Morgan Sr. (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913) was an American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. As the head of the banking firm that ...

in 1882 * ''Corsair II'', a yacht built for J. P. Morgan in 1891, which served as during the Spanish–American War * ''Corsair III'', a yacht built in 1898 for J. P. Morgan (the last he owned), that served the US Navy in World Wars I and II, in the latter as USS ''Oceanographer'' * ''Corsair IV'', a yacht built for J. P. Morgan Jr. in 1930, the largest built in the United States * Corsair (dinghy), a class of sixteen-foot three-handed sailing dinghies

Other uses

* Corsair (Novell), a former operating system and user interface project for NetWare *

Onitsuka Tiger Corsair Onitsuka Tiger Corsair is a shoe that was designed under Onitsuka Tiger and released in 1968. The Onitsuka Tiger Corsair was first designed by Bill Bowerman while still in a partnership agreement with Onitsuka Tiger. Shortly after its release, Bi ...

, a type of running shoe from Onitsuka Tiger * Corsair Bay, a bay located in

Lyttelton Harbour Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō is a major inlet on the northwest side of Banks Peninsula, on the coast of Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury, New Zealand; the other major inlet is Akaroa Harbour, which enters from the southern side of the ...

, Canterbury New Zealand * ''The Corsair'' (Santa Monica College newspaper), the student newspaper of Santa Monica College, California * ''The Corsair'' (Pensacola State College newspaper), the student newspaper of Pensacola State College, Florida