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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sailer¹

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

Example Sentences

Is National Review getting better or worse by exiling Sailer and Derbyshire?

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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

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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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