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sea lawyers

sea lawyers is the plural 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.

Questions about sea lawyers

What is sea lawyers the plural of?
Sea lawyers is the plural of sea lawyer.

Words near sea lawyers in the dictionary

  1. sea lark
  2. sea larks
  3. sea lavender
  4. sea lavenders
  5. sea lawyer
  6. sea lawyers
  7. sea legs
  8. sea lemon
  9. sea lemons
  10. sea leopard
  11. sea leopards

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