'Flying Dutchman' definitions:
Definition of 'Flying Dutchman'
(from WordNet)
noun
The captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day
noun
A phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope
Synonyms of 'Flying Dutchman'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- AB,
- able seaman,
- able-bodied seaman,
- Ahasuerus,
- Ancient Mariner,
- Argonaut,
- bird of passage,
- bluejacket,
- Brocken specter,
- buccaneer,
- deep-sea man,
- drifter,
- Dylan,
- fair-weather sailor,
- fisherman,
- floater,
- gad,
- gadabout,
- go-about,
- Goliard,
- hearty,
- itinerant,
- jack,
- jack afloat,
- jack-tar,
- jacky,
- limey,
- lobsterman,
- mariner,
- matelot,
- mover,
- navigator,
- Neptune,
- OD,
- Odysseus,
- Oisin,
- Ossian,
- peregrinator,
- peregrine,
- peripatetic,
- pirate,
- Poseidon,
- privateer,
- rambler,
- roamer,
- rolling stone,
- rover,
- runabout,
- sailor,
- salt,
- sea dog,
- sea rover,
- seafarer,
- seafaring man,
- seaman,
- shipman,
- straggler,
- stroller,
- strolling player,
- tar,
- troubadour,
- Ulysses,
- Varuna,
- viking,
- visitant,
- wanderer,
- wandering minstrel,
- wandering scholar,
- water dog,
- whaler,
- White Lady,
- Wild Hunt,
- windjammer,
- windsailor