Antonyms for shellback
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : shel-bak |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃɛlˌbæk |
Definition of shellback
- As in sailor : noun person who travels by sea
- As in veteran : noun person with much experience; particularly in war
- As in sea dog : noun experienced sailor
- As in jack : noun sailor
- Skinner, you don't suppose Matt's like every other shellback of a skipper?
- Extract from : « Cappy Ricks Retires » by Peter B. Kyne
- "There's never a flat foot nor a shellback but will tell you same thing, messmate," agreed Ferral heartily.
- Extract from : « Motor Matt's Hard Luck » by Stanley R. Matthews
- I s'pose she thought mebbe Parsonsbridge butter would churn easier than Shellback; I dono.
- Extract from : « Mrs. Tree » by Laura E. Richards
- And there are barrels of it in this town, Mr. Shellback Holmes, waiting to be converted into song.
- Extract from : « Anderson Crow, Detective » by George Barr McCutcheon
- The word was no sooner spoken than our shellback again excelled himself.
- Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
Synonyms for shellback
- able-bodied sailor
- barnacle-back
- bluejacket
- boater
- cadet
- circumnavigator
- deck hand
- diver
- expert
- GI
- hearty
- jack
- jack-tar
- lascar
- marine
- mariner
- master mariner
- mate
- middy
- midshipman/woman
- navigator
- old guard
- old hand
- old pro
- old salt
- old sea dog
- old soldier
- old-timer
- pilot
- pirate
- pro
- sailor
- salt
- sea dog
- sea person
- seafarer
- seaman
- shellback
- shipmate
- sourdough
- swab
- swabber
- swabbie
- tar
- tarpaulin
- trouper
- vet
- warhorse
- water dog
- windjammer
- yachter
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