sea rover

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noun

a pirate.

a pirate ship.

Origin of sea rover

First recorded in 1570–80

OTHER WORDS FROM sea rover

sea-roving, adjective, noun

Words nearby sea rover

sea risk, Searle, sea robber, sea robin, sea room, sea rover, Sears, Sears Tower, sea salt, sea scallop, seascape

Example sentences from the Web for sea rover

He is a man fit to carry my drinking-horn, the horn of a sea-rover and a sword-swinger.
Viking Tales|Jennie Hall
In the beginning Bjarni Heriulfson the sea-rover, after many years came home to Iceland to drink wassail in his father's house.
Days of the Discoverers|L. Lamprey
The hero sails away again in “Ellida,” and becomes a sea-rover.
The Standard Cantatas|George P. Upton
They had been brought up for centuries in close familiarity with the practices of the sea-rover.
The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. I (of 2)|Alexander Michie

In consideration of this great bribe the sea-rover consented to a truce for twelve years.
Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15)|Charles Morris