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 Crockett, Davy
Loose, seaman-like trousers, decent shoes, a long red cap, a red sash round his waist, and a knife in it.
From Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles
The greatest credit is due to the Captains of Indomitable and Lion for the seaman-like manner in which the Lion was taken in tow under difficult circumstances.
From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various
Then he produced a powerfully-scented pipe of venerable appearance, which had been, at various stages of its existence, bound in a seaman-like manner with pieces of tarred yarn.
From The Slave of the Lamp by Merriman, Henry Seton
And the captain, with a seaman-like promptness, immediately executed the order.
From Cruel As The Grave by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte
