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sea-lawyer

sea-lawyer is the alternative form of sea lawyer.

Meaning of sea lawyer

Noun

sea lawyer (plural sea lawyers)

  1. A lawyer who specializes in maritime law.
  2. (slang) A rules lawyer.
  3. (archaic, slang) A shark.
    • Well, I will say, I think the sea lawyer is worse than the chaps on shore. I would rather see Mother Carey's chickens any day than a shark following a ship.1852, The Spectator - Volume 25, page 807
  4. Synonym of mangrove snapper.

Forms of sea-lawyer

pluralsea-lawyers

Questions about sea-lawyer

What is sea-lawyer the alternative form of?
Sea-lawyer is the alternative form of sea lawyer.

Words near sea-lawyer in the dictionary

  1. sea-laces
  2. sea-lane
  3. sea-lanes
  4. sea-lavender
  5. sea-lavenders
  6. sea-lawyer
  7. sea-lawyers
  8. sea-legs
  9. sea-lentil
  10. sea-lentils
  11. sea-level

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