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sea rover

noun

1 sea rover

Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation.

synonyms: buccaneer, pirate, sea robber.

is a specific kind of: despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler.

is a broader term that covers: Barbary pirate, corsair | sea king.

instances of which are: Jean Laffite, Jean Lafitte, Laffite, Lafitte | Henry Morgan, Morgan, Sir Henry Morgan | Bartholomew Roberts, Roberts | Blackbeard, Edward Teach, Edward Thatch, Teach, Thatch.

derivation: buccaneer | piratical.

Dutch: boekanier, kaper, piraat, vrijbuiter, zeerover
Polish: rozbójnik morski, pirat

Moby thesaurus: AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Blackbeard, Captain Hook, Captain Kidd, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Henry Morgan, Jean Lafitte, Neptune, OD, Poseidon, Varuna, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, air pirate, airplane hijacker, bluejacket, buccaneer ... show more.

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