merchant seaman
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of merchant seaman
First recorded in 1895–1900
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He eventually enlisted in the Marine Corps and was a merchant seaman before pursuing a career in journalism, according to Tucker Carlson’s post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025
Two were held for more than 48 hours - Patrick Digby, a 20-year-old merchant seaman, and John "Shoggy" Breagan who was 24.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2023
Marine Corps veteran and merchant seaman decides there is no better way than to head into the war zone to deliver them American beer.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2022
The oldest of three children, she was born Joy Manson in Liverpool, England, on March 20, 1931, to a merchant seaman and a nurse.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2022
He signed on as a merchant seaman, and in 1953, when he was nineteen, his ship docked at Norfolk, Virginia.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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