sailer

[ sey-ler ]

/ ˈseɪ lər /

noun

a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.

a vessel with reference to its powers or manner of sailing: The schooner was judged a good sailer.

Nearby words

sail-over, sailboard, sailboarding, sailboat, sailcloth, sailer, sailfish, sailing, sailing boat, sailing length, sailing ship

Origin of sailer

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at sail, -er¹

Can be confused

sailer sailor (see synonym study at sailor)

Definition for sailer (2 of 2)

Sailer

[ sey-ler; German zahy-ler ]

/ ˈseɪ lər; German ˈzaɪ lər /

noun

An·ton

[ahn-tohn] /ˈɑn toʊn/, Toni, 1935–2009, Austrian skier.

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Examples from the Web for sailer

Is National Review getting better or worse by exiling Sailer and Derbyshire?
Today's Question: Fire John Derbyshire?|David Frum|May 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She had a great reputation as a sailer, and what was thought a good deal of in 1802, was Philadelphia built.
Afloat And Ashore|James Fenimore Cooper
I couldn't risk being followed to the wreck of the sailer, so I took her with me.
The Winds of Time|James H. Schmitz
He isn't like a mere common Sailer a got to look after the Ship.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93. August 6, 1887.|Various

She was a ship of probably 1,500 tons, three-masted, and a sailer.
The Purple Cloud|M.P. Shiel
The Mary Adams was one of the older fleet and never much of a sailer.
The Seiners|James B. (James Brendan) Connolly

British Dictionary definitions for sailer

sailer

/ (ˈseɪlə) /

noun

a vessel, esp one equipped with sails, with specified sailing characteristicsa good sailer

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