sea rover

noun

Etymology

Compare Danish sørøver, German Seeräuber, Norwegian sjørøver, Swedish sjörövare.

  1. derived from sjörövare
  2. derived from sjørøver
  3. derived from Seeräuber
  4. derived from sørøver

Definitions

  1. A herring.

  2. One who travels the ocean

    One who travels the ocean; one who spends a great deal of time at sea.

    • Then down the brave man lay with his bolster under his head and his whole company of sea-rovers at rest beside him.
  3. A pirate, buccaneer or privateer

    A pirate, buccaneer or privateer; an ocean-going marauder.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA