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seadog en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From sea + dog.

Meanings

  1. A sailor accustomed to the sea.
    • The old seadog knew the storm was coming long before the rest of the crew were aware of it.
    • The two admiral-ambassadors were themselves two worlds apart. Kirk, now deceased, remained very much a seadog in both speech and mannerism. He was curt and seldom smiled, while Wright, a bit hard of hearing, was always courteous. 1983, James C. H. Shen, “Rejoining the Government”, in Robert Myers, editor, The U.S. & Free China: How the U.S. Sold Out Its Ally, Washington, D.C.: Acropolis Books Ltd., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 30:
  2. A pirate.
  3. (Scotland, archaic) A seal, especially a harbor seal. (marine mammal)
  4. A charge resembling the talbot but with scales, webbed feet and a broad tail.
  5. (informal) Synonym of sea puppy.
    • Sea Dogs (Otherwise known as Harbor Seals) 2023 June 6, Gladu, Sarah, Coastal Rivers:
  6. A dogfish.
  7. (uncommon) An omen of bad luck.
  8. (uncommon) A white-topped wave in an estuary.
  9. (uncommon) A fogbow, as seen by mariners.

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Relateds

waterdog · seawolf

Synonyms

old salt (a seasoned sailor) · salty dog (a seasoned sailor) · sea puppy · water dog (a seasoned sailor)

Translations (27)

el θαλασσόλυκος (sailor accustomed to the sea) · hu vén tengeri medve (sailor accustomed to the sea) · nl zeebonk (sailor accustomed to the sea) · cs mořský vlk (sailor accustomed to the sea) · kk теңіз тарланы (sailor accustomed to the sea) · lt senas jūrų vilkas (sailor accustomed to the sea) · bg морски вълк (sailor accustomed to the sea) · fr loup de mer (sailor accustomed to the sea) · pt lobo do mar (sailor accustomed to the sea) · ja 老練な船乗り (sailor accustomed to the sea) · ru быва́лый моря́к (sailor accustomed to the sea) · ru морско́й волк (sailor accustomed to the sea) · he זְאֵב יָם (sailor accustomed to the sea) · es lobo de mar (sailor accustomed to the sea) · nl zeerob (sailor accustomed to the sea) · fi merikarhu (sailor accustomed to the sea) · no sjøbjørn (sailor accustomed to the sea) · nl zeerot (sailor accustomed to the sea) · cmn 老水手 (sailor accustomed to the sea) · tr deniz kurdu (sailor accustomed to the sea) · de Seebär (sailor accustomed to the sea) · hu tengeri medve (sailor accustomed to the sea) · pl foka (heraldry: seal or similar design) · sv sjöbjörn (sailor accustomed to the sea) · pl wilk morski (sailor accustomed to the sea) · fi hylje (heraldry: seal or similar design) · it lupo di mare (sailor accustomed to the sea)