sea rover
Plundering ship captain
A sea rover is a pirate or pirate ship—one who roves the seas in search of plunder.
The term is literary and old-fashioned, evoking the romance of nautical adventure: The sea rovers terrorized merchant vessels along the coast.
It carries less menace than pirate, suggesting swashbuckling freedom rather than criminality.
Pirate or pirate ship
- freebooterMaritime plunderer seeking booty
- swashbucklerDaring, flamboyant swordsman
- picaroonPirate or rogue
- BlackbeardFamous Caribbean buccaneer
Captain Kidd · Henry Morgan · Barbarossa · plunder · raid · boarding · cutlass · Jolly Roger
Legendary seafaring merchant
- OdysseusIthaca's long-wandering monarch
- JasonCommon masculine name
- ArgonautsLegendary Greek seafaring heroes
- Flying DutchmanLegendary cursed nautical specter
Davy Jones · Kraken · Poseidon · Neptune · Atlantis · Leviathan · mermaids · Vikings
Element seventy-nine
- doubloonsHistorical Spanish gold currency
- pieces of eightOld Spanish coinage
- jewelsOrnamental precious stones
- bootyStolen valuables, especially treasure
loot · chest · hoard · plunder · buried treasure · treasure map · ransom · cargo
Determining position and course
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
astrolabe · charts · latitude · longitude · trade winds · doldrums · circumnavigation · landfall
corsair
Pirate or pirate ship
- freebooterMaritime plunderer seeking booty
- swashbucklerDaring, flamboyant swordsman
- picaroonPirate or rogue
Blackbeard · Captain Kidd · Henry Morgan · Barbarossa · plunder · raid · boarding · cutlass · Jolly Roger · galleon
Sinbad
Legendary seafaring merchant
- OdysseusIthaca's long-wandering monarch
- JasonCommon masculine name
- ArgonautsLegendary Greek seafaring heroes
Flying Dutchman · Davy Jones · Kraken · Poseidon · Neptune · Atlantis · Leviathan · mermaids · Vikings · Norsemen
gold
Element seventy-nine
- doubloonsHistorical Spanish gold currency
- pieces of eightOld Spanish coinage
- jewelsOrnamental precious stones
booty · loot · chest · hoard · plunder · buried treasure · treasure map · ransom · cargo · spices
navigation
Determining position and course
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
sextant · astrolabe · charts · latitude · longitude · trade winds · doldrums · circumnavigation · landfall · harbor
sea rovernaval officer
Ranked military sailor
coast guard · admiral · commodore · commissioned officer · customs officer
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