sea-robber

English

Alternative forms

  • sea robber

Etymology

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-robber (plural sea-robbers)

  1. One who robs at sea; a pirate.
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