sea trout

noun

1

: any of various trouts or chars that as adults inhabit the sea but ascend rivers to spawn

2

: any of various marine fishes resembling trouts: such as

a

: weakfish sense 1

b

: spotted sea trout

Examples of sea trout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Visitors are encouraged to try catching blue crabs; hunting for bay scallops; or fishing for flounder, sea trout, redfish, and Spanish mackerel. —Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025

Meanwhile, sailfish and sea trout usually bite pretty well immediately after a cold front. —Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2025

The inside waters, where the islands protect you from the wind, are holding some snappers, ladyfish, sea trout, jacks and a few snook and redfish. —Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024

The lightweight and unbelievably smooth-operating Saragosa is a top choice for the best saltwater spinning reel for everything from fluke and sea bass to corvina and halibut to redfish and sea trout, even school tuna and trophy tarpon—essentially most species around the world. —Jerry Audet, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sea trout

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• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

Kids Definition

sea trout

noun

1

: a trout or char that lives mostly in the ocean but goes up rivers to breed and lay eggs

2

: any of various sea fishes (as the weakfish) that look like trout