sea-robber

The sailor, a hardened sea-robber, swore never again to sail under a captain as evil as Gunnar.

The Skrayling Tree Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 2003

Gunnar told me her twin-hulled ship I greatly admired, The Either/Or, was wintering in North Africa, probably in Mirador with an old ally of hers and mine, the Welsh sea-robber and semi-mortal, Ap Kwelch, who had also been hired by King Ethelred.

The Skrayling Tree Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 2003

"I'd fight every sea-robber from Luzon to Sumatra in this quarrel," says Brooke.

Flashman's Lady Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1977

_ [1] [1] For this incident in the life of the sea-robber, Hastings, see Milman's

War Poetry of the South Various

Never before had a corsair risen to such eminence, never again was there destined to be so magnificent a sea-robber.

Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean E. Hamilton Currey

In the dictionary a pirate is defined as "a sea-robber, marauder, one who infringes another's copyright"; while a buccaneer is described as "a sea-robber, a pirate, especially of the Spanish-American coasts."

The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers Philip Gosse 1919

"You were carried away by your heat in defence of this ... sea-robber."

Captain Blood Rafael Sabatini 1912

It is for me, a buccaneer, a sea-robber, to stand here and tell you what is in the interest of French honour and the French Crown.

Captain Blood Rafael Sabatini 1912

The black flag was already visible, and a cannon ball, whistling close by the brigantine's rigging, was the first message from the sea-robber.

The Corsair King M��r J��kai 1864

He could write and talk everlastingly, but he had not the 'robur' and 'as triplex' suitable for a sea-robber.

The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned George Dunderdale 1862