seadog
- noun
- /ˈsiːdɔɡ/
- Archaic
:
pirata
- In his youth, he was a feared seadog, raiding merchant ships and plundering their treasures.
Examples
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The old sailor told tales of the infamous seadog who had terrorized the seas for decades.
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Legend has it that the seadog buried his treasure on a deserted island, never to be found.
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Watch your mouth, seadog, before I take this chain and wrap it around your neck till your lousy head falls off.
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She had tall fore- and after-castles, all carved with gilded seadogs.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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3.3
A person who attacks and robs ships at sea
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9.8
A sailor or officer allowed by a government to attack enemy ships during war
A person who steals from ships or coastal towns
A person who robs ships and coastal places at sea without government permission
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Seadog comes from the two simple words sea and dog, like a 'dog of the sea' meaning a fierce, hunting sailor. That's why it can mean a pirate or privateer — a rough, daring sailor who attacks other ships.