sea lawyer

Related to sea lawyer: obstinately

sea lawyer

(Nautical Terms) nautical slang a contentious seaman

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sea lawyer - an argumentative and contentious seaman

Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, gob, Jack, tar - a man who serves as a sailor

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"The second term is 'sea lawyer.' A sea lawyer is one who uses semantics, parsing of words, wordplay and other tricks of language in an attempt to mislead someone as to the truth.

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In the Navy, we called them "sea lawyers." They know more about rules and regulations than they do about the technical aspects of their jobs.