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
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
Navy, The Sullivans bombarded airfields on Iwo Jima, defended against Japanese air attacks, searched for submarines, rescued American sailors and Japanese merchant seaman, and supported the invasion of Okinawa.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
A merchant seaman, Mahmood Mattan married paper factory worker Laura Williams in 1946 after settling in Tiger Bay, and the pair had three children together.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2021
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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