sea lawyer
a sailor inclined to question or complain about the orders given.
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How to use sea lawyer in a sentence
Ezra was still thinking it over when the captain told him to harness sea lawyer for a drive to Endicutt.
Cursed | George Allan EnglandA supposed grievance arises, the men have a meeting, and the sea-lawyer begins to stir them up, big in his opportunity.
Something of a sea-lawyer, he is one of the sharpest-brained—I don't say deepest-thinking—men I have ever come across.
A Poor Man's House | Stephen Sydney ReynoldsIn such manner John Lewis, commonly known as the "sea-lawyer," settled the matter out of hand.
Dutch Courage and Other Stories | Jack LondonI decided that now was the time to take care of this sea lawyer.
The Flying Bo'sun | Arthur Mason
British Dictionary definitions for sea lawyer
nautical slang a contentious seaman
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