ordinary seaman
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ordinary seaman
First recorded in 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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Freud served briefly in World War II as an ordinary seaman.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2021
He was an ordinary seaman who worked the decks, too.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2016
In March 1941 Freud signed on as an ordinary seaman on the armed merchant cruiser SS Baltrover, bound for Nova Scotia.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2011
He made up to $100 a week at it, soon got bored, went to sea as an ordinary seaman.
From Time Magazine Archive
“A sailor? A common sailor? A common ordinary seaman bests the great Inigo Montoya with the sword? In-con-ceiv-a-ble. He must be the Dread Pirate Roberts. Otherwise it makes no sense.”
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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