κουρσάρος

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Μισῶ σοφιστήν, ὅστις οὐχ αὑτῷ σοφός → I hate the sage who is not wise for himself → Odi professum sapere, qui sibi non sapit → Den Weisen hass' ich, der in eigner Sache Tor

Menander, Monostichoi, 332

Greek Monolingual

και κορσάρος, ο (Μ κουρσάρος και κρουσάρος)
1. πειρατής, ληστής
2. καταδρομέας, ο οποίος εξουσιοδοτούνταν από τον βασιλιά να προσβάλλει εχθρικά εμπορικά πλοία.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ιταλ. corsaro < μσν. λατ. cursarius < λατ. cursus «κούρσα, κούρσος» + -arius].