seadog

[ see-dawg, -dog ]

/ ˈsiˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg /

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noun

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Origin of seadog

First recorded in 1815–25; sea + dog

Other definitions for seadog (2 of 2)

sea dog

noun

a sailor, especially an old or experienced one.

harbor seal.

a dogfish.

a pirate or privateer.

Origin of sea dog

First recorded in 1590–1600

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How to use seadog in a sentence

My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job.
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It is the only tourist center Ukraine has left on the Black Sea, since Russia annexed Crimea last spring.
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Indeed, although he works here in the old town, he lives in the new part of the city where he walks his dog in the morning.
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The wreckage lies no more than around 100 feet down in the Java Sea.
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Up till then I was just a dog-assed heavy, one of the posse.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Edna did not reveal so much as all this to Madame Ratignolle that summer day when they sat with faces turned to the sea.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
A was an Archer, who shot at a frog; B was a Butcher, and had a great dog.
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Edna Pontellier, casting her eyes about, had finally kept them at rest upon the sea.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The countries about the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea and its adjoining waters.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift

British Dictionary definitions for seadog (1 of 2)

seadog

/ (ˈsiːˌdɒɡ) /

noun

another word for fogbow, fogdog

British Dictionary definitions for seadog (2 of 2)

sea dog

noun

an experienced or old sailor

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seadog

Origin of seadog

Other definitions for seadog (2 of 2)

Origin of sea dog

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How to use seadog in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for seadog (1 of 2)

British Dictionary definitions for seadog (2 of 2)