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sea rover

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

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

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

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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(British, colloquial, archaic) A herring.

Then down the brave man lay with his bolsterunder his head and his whole companyof sea-rovers at rest beside him.
Origin: Compare Danish sørøver, German Seeräuber, Norwegian sjørøver, Swedish sjörövare. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

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

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