seaman

[ see-muhn ]

/ ˈsi mən /

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Definition of seaman

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.

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Origin of seaman

First recorded before 900; Middle English seeman,Old English sǣmann.See sea, man

synonym study for seaman

See sailor.

OTHER WORDS FROM seaman

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

Words nearby seaman

sea lungwort, Sealyham terrier, sea lyme grass, seam, sea-maid, seaman, seaman apprentice, seamanlike, seaman recruit, seamanship, seamark

Other definitions for seaman (2 of 2)

Seaman

[ see-muhn ]

/ ˈsi mən /

noun

Elizabeth Coch·rane

[kok-ruhn], /ˈkɒk rən/, original name of Nellie Bly.

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

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|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. Ballantyne
In the following December he returned to Manila disguised as a seaman, and stole ashore in the crowd of stevedore labourers.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
He 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. Torpey
Once executed, the articles cannot be varied by a verbal agreement between master and seaman.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
So 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

seaman

/ (ˈsiːmən) /

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 forms of seaman

seaman-like, adjectiveseamanly, adjective, adverb

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seaman

Definition of seaman

Origin of seaman

synonym study for seaman

OTHER WORDS FROM seaman

Words nearby seaman

Other definitions for seaman (2 of 2)

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How to use seaman in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for seaman

Derived forms of seaman