sea rover

a pirate.

a pirate ship.

Origin of sea rover

First recorded in 1570–80

sea-rov·ing, adjective, noun

He is a man fit to carry my drinking-horn, the horn of a sea-rover and a sword-swinger.

Viking Tales |Jennie Hall
In the beginning Bjarni Heriulfson the sea-rover, after many years came home to Iceland to drink wassail in his father's house.

Days of the Discoverers |L. Lamprey
The hero sails away again in “Ellida,” and becomes a sea-rover.

The Standard Cantatas |George P. Upton
They had been brought up for centuries in close familiarity with the practices of the sea-rover.

The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. I (of 2) |Alexander Michie

In consideration of this great bribe the sea-rover consented to a truce for twelve years.

Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) |Charles Morris