sea rat

See also: searat

English

Noun

sea rat (plural sea rats)

1. A fish, the chimaera.
2. A pirate.
   • c. 1619–22, Philip Massinger, “A Very Woman”, in William Gifford, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger‎^[1], published 1845, act 5, scene 1, page 461:

     And you the Neptunes of the sea; you shall / No more be sea-rats.

Synonyms

• (pirate): see Thesaurus:pirate

References

• “sea rat”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Ae star, Atsera, astare, reatas