sailer
noun
sailer
1 American
[say-ler]
/ ˈseɪ lər /
Sailer
2
American
[say-ler, zahy-ler]
/ ˈseɪ lər, ˈzaɪ lər /
noun
sailer
British
/ ˈseɪlə /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sailer
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at sail, -er 1
Example Sentences
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In the sketch, he is the sailer on the right.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 11, 2015
However, it's revealed that the death was faked and Krusty had assumed the identity of a sailer called Rory B Bellows in an elaborate insurance plan.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2014
A fragile space sailer could not land on any planet; even a brush with the fringe of an atmosphere would destroy the sail.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dr. Cotter estimates that a 50-lb. space sailer could escape from the earth in about six months.
From Time Magazine Archive
Evenings, Dad and I are building us a boat, a little day sailer.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
Austrian Toni Sailer and France's Jean-Claude Killy are the only other racers to have won a hat-trick of golds at a single Winter Olympics.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Mr. Sailer is director of higher education policy at the Manhattan Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
One recent afternoon, Annette Pommer, 32, a history teacher, stared through the window of the Sailer cafe at the three-story 17th-century building across the street where Hitler spent the first few months of his life.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
Both of her parents were ski instructors at Buck Hill and Moltzan moved into the elite program led by Vonn’s former coach, Erich Sailer, when she was 12.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
Cargo rockets bristled on their launching pads, along with Tom's spaceships, including the mighty Titan, and the oddly shaped Challenger and Cosmic Sailer.
From Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
In the first scene, Daland’s hulking ship is tugged onstage with ropes pulled by a male chorus of sailers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2020
Rubber dinghies, day sailers, party boats and ocean racers swarmed around the Down Under wonder in a cacophony of blaring horns and Klaxons.
From Time Magazine Archive
Officers hesitate to enforce rules because the new sailers could and perhaps would demand a lengthy explanation before following the orders.
From Time Magazine Archive
Our vessels at that time, as now, being swifter sailers than the English, these bold rovers asked only an open sea and a gale of wind to outstrip their pursuers, or overtake those in flight.
From The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 by Joel Tyler Headley
Leaky, bad sailers, ill-found, the voyage is often protracted, and the sufferings of the poor people on board are dreadful.
From Diary in America, Series Two by Frederick Marryat
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