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
Synonyms for seaman
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.comSeaman
- Elizabeth Coch·rane [kok-ruh n] /ˈkɒk rən/, original name of Nellie Bly.
Related Words for seaman
gob, sailor, mate, skipper, seafarer, navigator, salt, pilot, midshipman, tar, middy, beachcomber, merman, cockswain, jackyExamples from the Web for seaman
Contemporary Examples of seaman
Seaman's promotion to the Prime Minister's office, however, seems likely to go through.
Bullying Israeli Government Flack Sparks Diplomatic Row—Among Other ConcernsNoga 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 ConcernsNoga 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 ConcernsNoga 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 ConcernsNoga 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 ConcernsNoga Tarnopolsky
August 21, 2013
Historical Examples of seaman
Now this carpenter and seaman show themselves no doubt for what they are.
Micah ClarkeArthur Conan Doyle
The seaman and travelers awaited their end with lamentations.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
The wine was brought, and the captain filled the glasses with a seaman's heartiness.
Homeward BoundJames Fenimore Cooper
The mate called a seaman, and passed aft himself to execute the order.
Homeward BoundJames 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 SeaSir Max Pemberton
seaman
- a rating trained in seamanship as opposed to electrical engineering, etc
- a man who serves as a sailor
- a person skilled in seamanship