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sailor

[ sey-ler ]

noun

  1. a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.

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  2. a seaman below the rank of officer.
  3. a naval enlistee.
  4. a person adept at sailing, especially with reference to freedom from seasickness:

    He was such a bad sailor that he always traveled to Europe by plane.

  5. a flat-brimmed straw hat with a low, flat crown.


sailor

/ ˈ²õ±ðɪ±ôÉ™ /

noun

  1. any member of a ship's crew, esp one below the rank of officer
  2. a person who sails, esp with reference to the likelihood of his becoming seasick

    a good sailor

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ²¹¾±±ô´Ç°ù±ô²â, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ²¹¾±±ôo°ù·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • ²õ²¹¾±±ôo°ù·±ô²â adjective
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·²õ²¹¾±±ôo°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sailor1

First recorded in 1540–50; earlier sailer; sail, -or 2
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Synonym Study

Sailor, mariner, salt, seaman, tar are terms for a person who leads a seafaring life. A sailor or seaman is one whose occupation is on board a ship at sea, especially a member of a ship's crew below the rank of petty officer: a sailor before the mast; an able-bodied seaman. Mariner is a term now found only in certain technical expressions: master mariner (captain in merchant service); mariner's compass (ordinary compass as used on ships); formerly used much as “sailor†or “seafaring man,†now the word seems elevated or quaint: Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Salt and tar are informal terms for old and experienced sailors: an old salt; a jolly tar.
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But for right now, there are American soldiers and members of the Air Force stationed on European soil, with sailors in harm's way offshore in the Baltic, North and Red Seas.

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Anchoring it roughly 30 miles off the coast of Dubai, he lived on the vessel with three sailors, a cook and five cats.

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Two sank, one was seized, and four sailors were killed.

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"Everybody had only seconds to react", the sailor said, as he described the crew's bravery going into the inferno.

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She then met a young navy sailor and singer named George McCrae who she married within a week of meeting.

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