seadog

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

English

Etymology

From sea +‎ dog.

Noun

seadog (plural seadogs)

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.
(archaic) A seal (marine mammal), or a similar design in heraldry.
dogfish
(uncommon) An omen of bad luck.
(uncommon) A white-topped wave in an estuary.

Synonyms

(a seasoned sailor): old salt, salty dog

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)
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)

Kazakh: теңіз тарланы (teñiz tarlanı)
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)

dogfish — see dogfish

Anagrams

dagoes, dosage

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