seaman
noun
a person skilled in seamanship.
seaman-like
-
a word derived from
seaman.
Example Sentences
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This is the most seaman-like composition that has yet issued from the press.
From A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. by Davy Crockett
There had been a group of seaman-like officers upon her quarter-deck at about the time she was discovered by Up-na-tan.
From The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution by W. O. Stoddard
When the Chief's boat was within ten yards of the brig, they let go their anchor, and threw a rope on board her, by which they drew the boat alongside in a very seaman-like style.
From Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island by Basil Hall
As an act of individual courage, forethought, coolness, nerve, and the highest seaman-like qualities, the recapture of the Emily Saint Pierre stands unsurpassed by any performed by a sailor of any period, rank, or country.
From Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign by William Henry Giles Kingston
That's fine, seaman-like talk to come from a young chap I have trained up to master's papers, giving him two years in my pilot-house.
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Holman Day
