zeebonk

Definitions of zeebonk
  1. noun
    a man who serves as a sailor
    synonyms: varensman, zeeman, zeerob, zeerot, zeevaarder
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    volmatroos
    a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills
    boots, bootsman
    a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
    schippersjongen
    a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
    roerganger
    the person who steers a ship
    binnenschipper, schipper, schippersjongen, schippersvrouw
    someone who operates a barge
    officier, scheepsofficier
    a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
    controlelampje
    a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
    walvisjager
    a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
    kapitein, kapt., zeekapitein
    an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
    kaper
    an officer or crew member of a privateer
    purser
    an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare
    navigator
    the ship's officer in charge of navigation
    type of:
    dekzwabber, janmaat, jantje, maat, matroos, pekbroek, pikbroek, varensgast, varensman, zeeman, zeevaarder, zeiler
    any member of a ship's crew
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