sea rover

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Definition of sea rover in English English dictionary: A herring; A pirate, buccaneer or privateer; an ocean-going marauder
It was a ridiculous scheme, both as to the force which was to take the ship, and her employment as a buccaneer -- the state of the ocean and of navigation being such at that time as to leave a sea-rover, pursued as he would be by the fleets of all nations, without a sea to sail in, without a coast to land on, without a rock or corner to hide in.; One who roams about the ocean much of the time; {i} buccaneer, pirate; person who commits sea robbery; pirate ship; person travels greatly by sea; One that cruises or roves the sea for plunder; a sea robber; a pirate; also, a piratical vessel

sea rover

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sea ro·ver

si rōvır

/ˈsē ˈrōvər/ /ˈsiː ˈroʊvɜr/

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

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