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sailing ship |
sailing vessel |
sailing-race |
sailless |
sailmaker |
Sailor
| sailor boy
| sailor cap
| sailor king
| sailor suit
| sailor's breastplate
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Sailor
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Sailor has 3 senses
- sailor(n = noun.person) crewman - any member of a ship's crew; Array has particulars: hand, lascar, gob, jack, jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar, water dog, water rat, yachtsman, yachtswoman, alexander selcraig, alexander selkirk, selcraig, selkirk
- sailor(n = noun.person) bluejacket, navy man, sailor boy - a serviceman in the navy; Array has particulars: coastguardsman, navy seal, seal, striker, submariner
- sailor(n = noun.artifact) boater, leghorn, panama, panama hat, skimmer, straw hat - a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown; Array is a kind of chapeau, hat, lid
is a kind of skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker
Derived form verb sail1
is a kind of man, military man, military personnel, serviceman
Derived form verb sail1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Sailor, n.
One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman. [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Mariner; seaman; seafarer.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Sailor, n.
1 a seaman or mariner, esp. one below the rank of officer.
2 a person considered as liable or not liable to seasickness (a good sailor).
1 a seaman or mariner, esp. one below the rank of officer.
2 a person considered as liable or not liable to seasickness (a good sailor).
Idiom
sailor hat
1 a straw hat with a straight narrow brim and flat top.
2 a hat with a turned-up brim in imitation of a sailor's, worn by women and children.
1 a straw hat with a straight narrow brim and flat top.
2 a hat with a turned-up brim in imitation of a sailor's, worn by women and children.
Derivative
sailoring n. sailorless adj. sailorly adj.
Etymology
var. of SAILER
THESAURUS
Sailor
AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Neptune, OD, Poseidon, Varuna, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, adventurer, alpinist, astronaut, bluejacket, boatman, buccaneer, camper, captain, climber, comers and goers, commuter, cosmopolite, cruiser, deep-sea man, excursionist, explorer, fair-weather sailor, fare, fisherman, globe-girdler, globe-trotter, gob, goer, hajji, hearty, jack, jack afloat, jack-tar, jacky, jet set, jet-setter, journeyer, limey, lobsterman, mariner, matelot, mountaineer, navigator, old salt, palmer, passenger, passerby, pathfinder, pilgrim, pioneer, pirate, privateer, rubberneck, rubbernecker, salt, sea dog, sea rover, seafarer, seafaring man, seaman, shellback, shipman, sightseer, skipper, straphanger, swab, swabbie, tar, tarpaulin, tourer, tourist, trailblazer, trailbreaker, transient, traveler, trekker, tripper, viator, viking, visiting fireman, voortrekker, voyager, voyageur, water dog, wayfarer, whaler, windjammer, windsailor, world-traveler, yachtsmanROGET THESAURUS
Sailor
Mariner
N sailor, mariner, navigator, seaman, seafarer, seafaring man, dock walloper, tar, jack tar, salt, able seaman, A, B, man-of-war's man, bluejacket, galiongee, galionji, marine, jolly, midshipman, middy, skipper, shipman, boatman, ferryman, waterman, lighterman, bargeman, longshoreman, bargee, gondolier, oar, oarsman, rower, boatswain, cockswain, coxswain, steersman, pilot, crew, aerial navigator, aeronaut, balloonist, Icarus, aeroplanist, airman, aviator, birdman, man-bird, wizard of the air, aviatrix, flier, pilot, test pilot, glider pilot, bush pilot, navigator, flight attendant, steward, stewardess, crew, astronaut, cosmonaut, parachutist, paratrooper.
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