merchant seaman
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of merchant seaman
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Back outside, with a view of the port and the sunlit open sea, we met a merchant seaman, relaxing on a bench, who told us his son worked for the New York Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025
The oldest: merchant seaman Thomas Hardwyre Milligan, 64.
From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2023
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
His father, Fince, was a merchant seaman, and his mother, Rose, was a homemaker.
From New York Times • Jun. 26, 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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