Seaman

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  • noun. A mariner or sailor.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A noncommissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above seaman apprentice and below petty officer.
  • noun. One who holds the rank of seaman, seaman apprentice, or seaman recruit.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A man whose occupation it is to coöperate in the navigation of a ship at sea; a mariner; a sailor: applied to both officers and common sailors, but technically restricted to men below the rank of officer.
  • noun. A merman; a male corresponding to the mermaid.
  • noun. Synonyms Mariner, etc. See sailor.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A merman; the male of the mermaid.
  • noun. One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea; a mariner; a sailor; -- applied both to officers and common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to landman, or landsman.
  • noun. a sailor who is practically conversant with all the duties of common seamanship.
  • noun. See Ordinary.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A mariner or sailor, one who mans a ship. Opposed to landman or landsman.
  • noun. The lowest ranking in the Navy, below Able Seaman.
  • noun. An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice.
  • noun. A merman; the male of the mermaid.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
  • noun. a man who serves as a sailor
    • Word Usage
    "The seaman is not guaranteed any particular benefit in return for his payment of the tax."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    landman  landsman  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    journalist  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Freeman  Leman  Riemann  Shimon  Zeeman  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    adventurer  citizen  fighter  hunter  lieutenant  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    AB  Ancient Mariner  Argonaut  Davy  Davy Jones  
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