sea rover
noun
a pirate.
sea-roving
-
a word derived from
sea rover.
Example Sentences
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Cousin Jorge is a grandson of sea-roving Paul Delano, the swashbuckling Chilean patriot who helped to break Spain's power on South America's West Coast.
From Time Magazine Archive
Probably some Frisians took part with the Angles and Saxons in their sea-roving expeditions, and assisted their neighbours in their invasions and subsequent conquest of England and the Scottish lowlands.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
But, backed up by the liberty-loving sons of Snowdon and by his sea-roving kinsmen, he made Gwynedd strong and prosperous.
From Short History of Wales by Sir Owen Morgan Edwards
Kanute and Harald enriched themselves with great gains from sea-roving, and most confidently aspired to lay hands on Ireland.
From The Danish History, Books I-IX by Grammaticus Saxo
It was not uncommon for a Viking chieftain, after his days of sea-roving had ended, to be buried in his ship, over which a grave chamber, covered with earth, would be erected.
From Early European History by Hutton Webster
