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sea lawyer

noun

, Nautical Slang.
  1. a sailor inclined to question or complain about the orders given.


sea lawyer

noun

  1. slang.
    nautical a contentious seaman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sea lawyer1

First recorded in 1805–15
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Example Sentences

Ezra was still thinking it over when the captain told him to harness Sea Lawyer for a drive to Endicutt.

A supposed grievance arises, the men have a meeting, and the sea-lawyer begins to stir them up, big in his opportunity.

Something of a sea-lawyer, he is one of the sharpest-brained—I don't say deepest-thinking—men I have ever come across.

In such manner John Lewis, commonly known as the "sea-lawyer," settled the matter out of hand.

I decided that now was the time to take care of this sea lawyer.

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