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seadog

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From sea + dog.

noun seadogs

  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.

    Similar: old salt, salty dog, water dog

  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)

    Similar: sea puppy

  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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noun sailor accustomed to the sea

Españollobo de mar
日本語老練な船乗り rōren na funanori
中文老水手 lǎo shuǐshǒu
Portuguêslobo do mar
Françaisloup de mer
DeutschSeebär
Italianolupo di mare
Ελληνικάθαλασσόλυκος thalassólykos
Русскийморско́й волк morskój volk, быва́лый моря́к byvályj morják
עבריתזְאֵב יָם ze'ev yam

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@misc{seadog_2026,
  title = {seadog},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seadog},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}