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Naut. Slang.a sailor inclined to question or complain about the orders given.[1805-15]
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sea lawyer
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sea lawyer — n. Informal a contentious sailor, who habitually argues, questions orders and regulations, etc … English World dictionary
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sea-lawyer — see barrack room lawyer … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
sea-lawyer — Same as barrack room lawyer … A concise dictionary of English slang
sea lawyer — noun an argumentative and contentious seaman • Hypernyms: ↑mariner, ↑seaman, ↑tar, ↑Jack tar, ↑Jack, ↑old salt, ↑seafarer, ↑gob, ↑sea dog … Useful english dictionary
sea lawyer — noun Date: 1829 an argumentative captious sailor … New Collegiate Dictionary
sea lawyer — n. polemic sailor; sailor who tends to question or complain about orders given (Slang); prisoner who has become an expert in law and helps other inmates write petitions and pleas (Slang); gray snapper fish … English contemporary dictionary
sea lawyer — noun informal an eloquently and obstinately argumentative person … English new terms dictionary
sea lawyer — A term applied facetiously to a sailor who talks volubly of the legal rights of sailors, also to a person in another walk of life but contentious in respect of legal rights … Ballentine's law dictionary
