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Synonyms for sea dog

13 synonyms
2 meanings

noun

Most common

jack sailor tar seaman water dog old salt fog bow

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Seaman

seaman, jack, sailor, tar, jack-tar, mariner, seafarer, gob

2. Old salt — A sailor accustomed to the sea

water dog, old salt, salty dog

Other

sea puppy informal, fog bow

Definitions

n. 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.
n. 2
A pirate.

Related words

Phrases: sea wolf
Other spellings: sea-dog seadog

Example sentences

jack Jack and Betty have been going steady for a month.
sailor The sailor climbed the ratlines to reach the mast.
tar If tar reaches the mouth first, honey will have no effect.
seaman The seaman had to clean the ship down to the copper bolts.

By length

3 letters: tar¹, gob¹
4 letters: jack¹
6 letters: sailor², seaman²
7 letters: mariner³
8 letters: seafarer³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sailor² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: loup de mer
Español: lobo de mar
Deutsch: Seebär