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seaman
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun seaman has 2 senses
- seaman(n = noun.person) gob, jack, jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, tar - a man who serves as a sailor; Array has particulars: able-bodied seaman, able seaman, bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosun, deckhand, roustabout, helmsman, steerer, steersman, bargee, bargeman, lighterman, officer, ship's officer, pilot, sea lawyer, whaler
- seaman(n = noun.person) elizabeth cochrane seaman, elizabeth seaman, nellie bly - muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922); Array is a kind of journalist
is a kind of crewman, sailor
Derived forms adjective seamanly1, noun seamanship1
CIDE DICTIONARY
seaman, n.
A merman; the male of the mermaid. Locke. [1913 Webster]
seaman, n. [AS. sæman.].
One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea; a mariner; a sailor; -- applied both to officers and common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to landman , or landsman . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
seaman, n. (pl. -men)
1 a sailor, esp. one below the rank of officer.
2 a person regarded in terms of skill in navigation (a poor seaman).
1 a sailor, esp. one below the rank of officer.
2 a person regarded in terms of skill in navigation (a poor seaman).
Derivative
seamanlike adj. seamanly adj.
Etymology
OE s{aelig}man (as SEA, MAN)
THESAURUS
seaman
AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Davy, Davy Jones, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Neptune, Nereid, Nereus, OD, Oceanid, Oceanus, Poseidon, Thetis, Triton, Varuna, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, bluejacket, buccaneer, deep-sea man, fair-weather sailor, fisherman, hearty, jack, jack afloat, jack-tar, jacky, limey, lobsterman, mariner, matelot, mermaid, merman, navigator, pirate, privateer, sailor, salt, sea devil, sea dog, sea god, sea rover, seafarer, seafaring man, shipman, siren, tar, tarpaulin, viking, water dog, whaler, windjammer, windsailorROGET THESAURUS
seaman
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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