seadog

See also: seadóg, sea-dog, and sea dog

English

Etymology

From sea +‎ dog.

Noun

seadog (plural 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.

2. A pirate.
4. (archaic) A seal. (marine mammal)
5. (heraldry) A charge resembling the talbot but with scales, webbed feet and a broad tail.
6. A dogfish.
7. (uncommon) An omen of bad luck.
8. (uncommon) A white-topped wave in an estuary.

Synonyms

• (a seasoned sailor): old salt, salty dog

See also

• seawolf
• waterdog

Translations

sailor accustomed to the sea

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (old sailor) 老水手 (lǎo shuǐshǒu)

• Czech: (lit.: sea wolf) mořský vlk (cs) m
• Finnish: merikarhu (fi)
• French: loup de mer (fr) m
• German: (lit.: sea bear) Seebär (de) m
• Greek: θαλασσόλυκος (el) m (thalassólykos)
• Hebrew: זְאֵב יָם (he) m (ze'ev yam)
• Hungarian: (lit.: old sea bear) vén tengeri medve, (lit.: sea bear) tengeri medve (hu)
• Italian: lupo di mare m
• Japanese: 老練な船乗り (ろうれんなふなのり, rōren na funanori)
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• Kazakh: теңіз тарланы (teñız tarlany)
• Lithuanian: (lit.: old sea wolf) senas jūrų vilkas m
• Norwegian: (lit.: sea bear) sjøbjørn c
• Polish: (lit.: sea wolf) wilk morski (pl) m
• Portuguese: (lit.: sea wolf) lobo do mar m
• Russian: (lit.: sea wolf) морско́й волк (ru) m (morskój volk), быва́лый моря́к m (byvályj morják)
• Spanish: (lit.: sea wolf) lobo de mar m
• Swedish: (lit.: sea bear) sjöbjörn (sv) c
• Turkish: (lit.: sea wolf) deniz kurdu (tr)

heraldry: seal or similar design

• Finnish: hylje (fi)
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dogfish — see dogfish

Anagrams

• dagoes, dosage