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sea dog

noun

Definition of sea dog

as in sailor

one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel the tale of a grizzled old sea dog who sets out for one last voyage

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Recent Examples of sea dog On the inaugural voyage in May 2022, the passenger list included everyone from experienced, 40-cruises-under-their-belts sea dogs to first-timers; birthday-party groups to singletons. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2026 Paternoster Row stands a few blocks away from the Old Bailey courts and Newgate Prison, where so many sea dogs were dragged in chains, tried and sentenced to death. — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024 So often pirate narratives focus on the adventure, the treasure, or the sea dog himself. — Hannah Fish, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2023 Try the East Lothian seafood chowder and NB sea dog cocktail, made with gin. — Karen Gardiner, Washington Post, 27 May 2022

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Bulgarians voted against a backdrop of growing economic hardship and drone attacks on Black Sea shipping, which have left several sailors dead or missing.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Out in the harbor, the skeletons of derelict ships abandoned by sailors who had gone searching for gold formed the first and strangest San Francisco skyline.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailor

Noun

And the fact that he was made an officer in the Provincial Marine by the British is a sign of his quality as a mariner and a leader.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
According to family history, DaCosta Levy’s family lineage traced to Portugal, where his ancestors had been mariners — almost certainly Sephardic Jews who scattered across the Atlantic world after the Inquisition.

— Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of mariner

Noun

But his big break would come with Star Trek in 1967 — the start of a 25-year journey as navigator of the starship USS Enterprise.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
Smitley works as a family navigator for a nonprofit organization that supports people with mental illness.

— Stephanie Dhue,Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

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