able seaman
Americannoun
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Also called able-bodied seaman. an experienced deck-department seaman qualified to perform routine sea duties.
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(in the British Navy and on British and U.S. merchant ships) a rating between ordinary seaman and leading seaman or boatswain's mate. A.B., AB
Etymology
Origin of able seaman
First recorded in 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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The 97-year-old was a Royal Navy able seaman responsible for the ammunition on HMS Ramillies.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024
Simon Dowers, of Martlesham, near Ipswich, was a 23-year-old able seaman on the European Gateway on the night of the tragedy.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2022
I found Joshua Maloka, a twenty-six-year-old able seaman, in the base’s chapel.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 21, 2017
For 12 years he navigated the seven seas, as boy, able seaman, master mariner.
From Time Magazine Archive
That evening an unfortunate accident befell an able seaman who had crewed the rigging on the Heart of a Dream.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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