sea rat

See also: searat

English

Noun

sea rat (plural sea rats)

A fish, the chimaera.
A pirate.
- c. 1619–22, Philip Massinger, “A Very Woman”, in William Gifford, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger‎, 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

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