sea dog

1. 1.

   a man who serves as a sailor

   SynonymsmarinerseamantarJack-tarJackold saltseafarergob

   Broadersailor

   Narrowerable seamanboatswaindeckhandhelmsmanlightermanofficerpilotsea lawyerwhaler

Questions about sea dog

What does sea dog mean?

sea dog means "a man who serves as a sailor".

What is another word for sea dog?

Close synonyms include mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sea dog a common word?

sea dog is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.