sea rover
Example Sentences
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Breezy, blunt Cap Rieber, an office-bound sea rover who feels equally at home in any of the world's ports, was boss of Texas' tanker fleet, and made a specialty of pushing sales of Texaco abroad.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1851 Lennox-Boyd's great uncle, Benjamin Boyd, a wealthy London broker turned sea rover, rowed off from his yacht Wanderer for a spot of hunting on one of the Solomon Islands.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had been a lawless sea rover in the days when there was both gold and glory in harrying Spanish towns and galleons, from Mexico to Peru.
From Blackbeard: Buccaneer by Schoonover, Frank Earle
These fair waters and yellow-rimmed, palm-nodding islands are the traditional home of the sea rover.
From The Last Galley Impressions and Tales by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
"A sad day indeed, Elspeth," echoed the sea rover, mechanically sheathing his sword, and speaking in an altered voice that had a touch of tenderness in it.
From The Thirsty Sword by Leighton, Robert
