sailer
noun
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sailer
1 American
[sey-ler]
/ ˈseɪ lər /
Sailer
2
American
[sey-ler, zahy-ler]
/ ˈseɪ lər, ˈzaɪ lər /
noun
sailer
British
/ ˈseɪlə /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sailer
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at sail, -er 1
Example Sentences
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In the sketch, he is the sailer on the right.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 11, 2015
However, it's revealed that the death was faked and Krusty had assumed the identity of a sailer called Rory B Bellows in an elaborate insurance plan.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2014
A fragile space sailer could not land on any planet; even a brush with the fringe of an atmosphere would destroy the sail.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pinta was such a smart sailer that "Columbus became annoyed at a habit of Captain Pinzon in pressing on ahead when land was expected, in order to gain the reward."
From Time Magazine Archive
Evenings, Dad and I are building us a boat, a little day sailer.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
Only Austrian Toni Sailer, at the 1956 Winter Games, and France's Jean-Claude Killy in 1968, have achieved the feat.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Mr. Sailer is director of higher education policy at the Manhattan Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
“In soccer you’re always trained to keep the ball low. Especially when you’re shooting,” Sailer said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
One recent afternoon, Annette Pommer, 32, a history teacher, stared through the window of the Sailer cafe at the three-story 17th-century building across the street where Hitler spent the first few months of his life.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
A Catholic priest in Baden, Henhöfer of Mühlhausen, influenced by the writings of Sailer and Boos, went over to the Lutheran church in a.d.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz
In the first scene, Daland’s hulking ship is tugged onstage with ropes pulled by a male chorus of sailers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2020
Rubber dinghies, day sailers, party boats and ocean racers swarmed around the Down Under wonder in a cacophony of blaring horns and Klaxons.
From Time Magazine Archive
Officers hesitate to enforce rules because the new sailers could and perhaps would demand a lengthy explanation before following the orders.
From Time Magazine Archive
This frigate was the largest of her class, two years old, four months out of dock, and reputed one of the best sailers in the English service.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
It could not be said that either of these ships were rapid sailers.
From The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day by Richard Clynton
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