Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seawolf

/sˈiwˌʊlf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: sea-wolf
IPA: /sˈiwˌʊlf/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strong-jawed North Atlantic fish of wolffish family Anarhichadidae, Anarhichas lupus.

noun

An elephant seal.

Archaic

noun

Any of various dangerous people and animals that attack at sea.

Example Sentences

"The seawolf twisted onto itself, its jaws clopping together near its own tail."
"Benjamin stood, gasping for breath and looking down at the dead corsair. "You were a worthy foe, seawolf," he murmured regretfully."
"Kebisu was regarded as a ferocious and cunning seawolf, who had raised his diminutive island to the state of marine fortress without so much as erecting a brush stockade; he had no fixed defences."

Etymology

From Middle English sēwolf, from Old English *sǣwulf, equivalent to sea + wolf.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sewolf, *sǣwulf

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

seawolves (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

seadog

Synonyms

Atlantic wolffish Atlantic catfish ocean catfish sea cat

Questions

How do you pronounce seawolf?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈiwˌʊlf/.
What does seawolf mean?: A strong-jawed North Atlantic fish of wolffish family Anarhichadidae, Anarhichas lupus.
Where does seawolf come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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