seaman

[see-muh n]

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noun, plural sea·men.

a person skilled in seamanship.
a person whose trade or occupation is assisting in the handling, sailing, and navigating of a ship during a voyage, especially one below the rank of officer; sailor.
U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. an enlisted person ranking below petty officer.

Origin of seaman

before 900; Middle English seeman, Old English sǣmann. See sea, man¹

Related formssu·per·sea·man, noun, plural su·per·sea·men.

Synonyms

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See sailor.

Seaman

[see-muh n]

noun

Elizabeth Coch·rane [kok-ruh n] /ˈkɒk rən/, original name of Nellie Bly.

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Examples from the Web for seaman

Contemporary Examples

Seaman's promotion to the Prime Minister's office, however, seems likely to go through.
Bullying Israeli Government Flack Sparks Diplomatic Row—Among Other Concerns
Noga Tarnopolsky
August 21, 2013
When after innumerable complaints a tender for the job was finally issued, Seaman failed to qualify.
Bullying Israeli Government Flack Sparks Diplomatic Row—Among Other Concerns
Noga Tarnopolsky
August 21, 2013
Seaman's mind-boggling dereliction of responsibility harms the state whose interests he was, and is, tasked with protecting.
Bullying Israeli Government Flack Sparks Diplomatic Row—Among Other Concerns
Noga Tarnopolsky
August 21, 2013
For a decade, Seaman was the face Israel presented to the foreign press corps.
Bullying Israeli Government Flack Sparks Diplomatic Row—Among Other Concerns
Noga Tarnopolsky
August 21, 2013
Seaman got a kick out of his job, taking special pleasure in the arbitrary deployment of his powers.
Bullying Israeli Government Flack Sparks Diplomatic Row—Among Other Concerns
Noga Tarnopolsky
August 21, 2013

Historical Examples

Now this carpenter and seaman show themselves no doubt for what they are.
Micah Clarke
Arthur Conan Doyle
The seaman and travelers awaited their end with lamentations.
The Chinese Fairy Book
Various
The wine was brought, and the captain filled the glasses with a seaman's heartiness.
Homeward Bound
James Fenimore Cooper
The mate called a seaman, and passed aft himself to execute the order.
Homeward Bound
James Fenimore Cooper
And, at this, I brought to and looked him up and down and answered him as a seaman should.
The House Under the Sea
Sir Max Pemberton

British Dictionary definitions for seaman

seaman

noun plural -men

a rating trained in seamanship as opposed to electrical engineering, etc
a man who serves as a sailor
a person skilled in seamanship

Derived Formsseaman-like, adjectiveseamanly, adjective, adverb

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Word Origin and History for seaman

n.

"a sailor," Old English sæmanna (plural); see sea + man (n.). Cf. Dutch zeeman, German Seemann, Old Norse sjomaðr.

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Synonyms

Seaman

Examples from the Web for seaman

Contemporary Examples

Seaman's promotion to the Prime Minister's office, however, seems likely to go through.

When after innumerable complaints a tender for the job was finally issued, Seaman failed to qualify.

Seaman's mind-boggling dereliction of responsibility harms the state whose interests he was, and is, tasked with protecting.

For a decade, Seaman was the face Israel presented to the foreign press corps.

Seaman got a kick out of his job, taking special pleasure in the arbitrary deployment of his powers.

Historical Examples

Now this carpenter and seaman show themselves no doubt for what they are.

The seaman and travelers awaited their end with lamentations.

The wine was brought, and the captain filled the glasses with a seaman's heartiness.

The mate called a seaman, and passed aft himself to execute the order.

And, at this, I brought to and looked him up and down and answered him as a seaman should.

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Word Origin and History for seaman

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Origin of seaman