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sailer

1

[ sey-ler ]

noun

  1. a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
  2. a vessel with reference to its powers or manner of sailing:

    The schooner was judged a good sailer.



Sailer

2

[ sey-ler; German zahy-ler ]

noun

  1. An·ton [ahn, -tohn], Toni, 1935–2009, Austrian skier.

sailer

/ ˈseɪlə /

noun

  1. a vessel, esp one equipped with sails, with specified sailing characteristics

    a good sailer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sailer1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; sail, -er 1
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Example Sentences

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But the sloop was now not far behind, and soon showed that it was the better sailer of the two.

The Providence was a little vessel, but it was a fast sailer, and was wonderfully quick to answer the helm.

One she had taken which was very valuable, but, being a slow sailer, the others had escaped her.

She was launched as far back as 1820, and was a large vessel for that time, and considered an excellent sailer.

She had proved herself to be a fast sailer, and had logged sixteen knots, so that much was expected of her.

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