sailor

DEFINITIONS OF: sailor

Examples:: Alexander Selcraig
Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721); Sir John Hawkins
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595); Captain Kidd
Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)

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a member of the crew of a ship; lascar
an East Indian sailor; Jack, Jack-tar, gob, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar
a man who serves as a sailor; water dog, water rat
a person who enjoys being in or on the water; yachtsman, yachtswoman
a person who owns or sails a yacht; able seaman, able-bodied seaman
a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills; bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosun
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen; deckhand, roustabout
a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor; helmsman, steerer, steersman
the person who steers a ship; bargee, bargeman, lighterman
someone who operates a barge; officer, ship's officer
a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; pilot
a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor; sea lawyer
an argumentative and contentious seaman; whaler
a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales

Type of:: skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker
a worker who has acquired special skills

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a member of a coastguard; Navy SEAL, SEAL
a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; striker
someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating; submariner
a member of the crew of a submarine

Type of:: man, military man, military personnel, serviceman
someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force

Type of:: chapeau, hat, lid
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

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