sea-robber

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sea-robber

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From sea + robber, continuing earlier phrases from Middle English such as "robbowre on the see", "robbar yn the see", "robber be þe se", etc.

noun sea-robbers · sea robber

One who robs at sea; a pirate.

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@misc{sea_robber_2026,
  title = {sea-robber},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sea-robber},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}