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sailor

[sey-ler]

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noun

a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
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a seaman below the rank of officer.
a naval enlistee.
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.
a flat-brimmed straw hat with a low, flat crown.

sailor

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noun

any member of a ship's crew, esp one below the rank of officer
a person who sails, esp with reference to the likelihood of his becoming seasick
a good sailor
short for sailor hat sailor suit

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Other Word Forms

sailorlike adjective
sailorly adjective
nonsailor noun
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Word 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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The former Navy sailor and activist was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, in 1977.

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But I and millions of Americans do remember them for fierceness in their respective battlegrounds, a steeliness any sailor should aspire to.

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The title of "Sirens" refers to Devon and Simone's version of an SOS and, of course, it also evokes the mythical figures famous for luring sailors to their deaths with their otherworldly voices.

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Five kittens heard crying for help under a shipping container in Bahrain have been saved by Royal Navy sailors.

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Minister for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard thanked the sailors and Royal Marines for their success.

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