sea rover
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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
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
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
They would never be happy under the tyrannical rule of the bold sea rover.
From The Thirsty Sword by Leighton, Robert
This pleased the young sea rover beyond measure and he diverted himself with pictures of a cleaner, kindlier world than he had ever known.
From Blackbeard: Buccaneer by Schoonover, Frank Earle
