sea robber
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sea robber
First recorded in 1560–70
Example Sentences
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This cessation of trade was a poor remedy against the sea robber: it was to rob oneself instead of being robbed, to commit suicide for fear of murder.
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They felt further depressed, as they went to the spot where sea robbers of old were hanged.
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It was, in fact, aiding the pirates, instead of putting them down: since the Bornean Sultan was himself the actual patron and protector of these sea robbers, instead of being their enemy!
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Hark to the stories of those wild sea robbers!
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He was no longer the wild sea robber, but a refined, courteous gentleman.
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