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merchant seaman

American  

noun

  1. a seaman who works on a merchant vessel.


Etymology

Origin of merchant seaman

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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The oldest: merchant seaman Thomas Hardwyre Milligan, 64.

From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2023

His father, Fince, was a merchant seaman, and his mother, Rose, was a homemaker.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 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

A merchant seaman is branded a coward after he abandons ship during a fatal hurricane.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 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