sea rover
Americannoun
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a pirate.
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a pirate ship.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sea rover
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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In 1851 Lennox-Boyd's great uncle, Benjamin Boyd, a wealthy London broker turned sea rover, rowed off from his yacht Wanderer for a spot of hunting on one of the Solomon Islands.
From Time Magazine Archive
Breezy, blunt Cap Rieber, an office-bound sea rover who feels equally at home in any of the world's ports, was boss of Texas' tanker fleet, and made a specialty of pushing sales of Texaco abroad.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had been a lawless sea rover in the days when there was both gold and glory in harrying Spanish towns and galleons, from Mexico to Peru.
From Blackbeard: Buccaneer by Schoonover, Frank Earle
“Here comes a sea rover now,” called Merry, 160 scanning the entrance to the harbor where a ship could be seen outlined against the blue.
From The Motor Maids' School Days by Stokes, Katherine
"But if Blackbeard searches for the wreck, or if some of those pirates rejoin him, Joe——" "But me no more buts," snapped the sea rover.
From Blackbeard: Buccaneer by Schoonover, Frank Earle
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