sea-rover

  • 1Sea rover — Sea rov er One that cruises or roves the sea for plunder; a sea robber; a pirate; also, a piratical vessel. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2sea rover — n. a pirate or a pirate ship …

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  • 3sea rover — noun someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation • Syn: ↑pirate, ↑buccaneer, ↑sea robber • Derivationally related forms: ↑buccaneer (for: ↑buccaneer), ↑ …

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  • 4sea rover — noun a) A herring. The turning of your ship into a sea rover would have made the entire ocean a scene of outrage, rapine, and murder. b) One who roams about the ocean much of the time. It was a ridiculous scheme, both as to the force which was to …

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  • 5sea rover — sea′ rov er n. 1) a pirate 2) naut. navig. a pirate ship • Etymology: 1570–80 sea′ rov ing, adj. n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 6sea rover — sea roving, adj., n. 1. a pirate. 2. a pirate ship. [1570 80] * * * …

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  • 7sea rover — Synonyms and related words: AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Blackbeard, Captain Hook, Captain Kidd, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Henry Morgan, Jean Lafitte, Neptune, OD, Poseidon, Varuna, able seaman, able bodied seaman, air pirate, airplane hijacker,… …

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  • 8sea rover — n. buccaneer, pirate; person who commits sea robbery; pirate ship; person travels greatly by sea …

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  • 9sea rover — noun Date: circa 1580 one that roves the sea; specifically pirate …

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  • 10sea-rover — n. See sea robber …

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