seaman
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
1synonym study For seaman
Other words from seaman
- su·per·sea·man, noun, plural su·per·sea·men.
Words Nearby seaman
Other definitions for Seaman (2 of 2)
Elizabeth Coch·rane [kok-ruhn], /ˈkɒk rən/, original name of Nellie Bly.
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How to use seaman in a sentence
And Tom Hanks is stunning as the titular seaman in Captain Phillips.
Tom Hanks on His Riveting Oscar Moment That Ends ‘Captain Phillips’ | Marlow Stern | October 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTseaman'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 | THE DAILY BEASTseaman'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 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen 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 | THE DAILY BEASTFor 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 | THE DAILY BEAST
Brief as was this interchange of politenesses, it sufficed to knit together the souls of the seaman and the small boy.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. BallantyneIn the following December he returned to Manila disguised as a seaman, and stole ashore in the crowd of stevedore labourers.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanHe was a former British seaman, and he offered his services to the colonies at this time in an attempt to raise a naval force.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyOnce executed, the articles cannot be varied by a verbal agreement between master and seaman.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesSo the days flew by, and the time came when sugar—the seaman's luxury in winter—began to run short.
The Chequers | James Runciman
British Dictionary definitions for seaman
/ (ˈsiːmən) /
a rating trained in seamanship as opposed to electrical engineering, etc
a man who serves as a sailor
a person skilled in seamanship
Derived forms of seaman
- seaman-like, adjective
- seamanly, adjective, adverb
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