Sailor
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sail·or 
[sey-ler] Pronunciation Key
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[sey-ler] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner. |
| 2. | a seaman below the rank of officer. |
| 3. | a naval enlistee. |
| 4. | a person adept at sailing, esp. with reference to freedom from seasickness: He was such a bad sailor that he always traveled to Europe by plane. |
| 5. | a flat-brimmed straw hat with a low, flat crown. |
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sail·or·like, adjective
sail·or·ly, adjective
—Synonyms 1. seafarer. Sailor, mariner, salt, seaman, tar are terms for a person who leads a seafaring life. A sailor or seaman is one whose occupation is on board a ship at sea, esp. a member of a ship's crew below the rank of petty officer: a sailor before the mast; an able-bodied seaman. Mariner is a term now found only in certain technical expressions: master mariner (captain in merchant service); mariner's compass (ordinary compass as used on ships); formerly used much as “sailor” or “seafaring man,” now the word seems elevated or quaint: Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Salt and tar are informal terms for old and experienced sailors: an old salt; a jolly tar.
—Antonyms 1. landlubber.
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| sail·or
(sā'lər) Pronunciation Key
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
sailor
sailor
c.1400, sailer, from sail (v.) (see sail (n.)). Spelling with -o- emerged c.1500, probably by influence of tailor, etc., to distinguish the meaning "seaman, mariner" from "thing that sails." It replaced much older seaman, mariner (q.q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| sailor | |
noun | |
| 1. | any member of a ship's crew |
| 2. | a serviceman in the navy [syn: bluejacket] |
| 3. | a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown [syn: boater] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Sailor Springs, IL (village, FIPS 66599) Location: 38.76476 N, 88.35871 W
Population (1990): 136 (57 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Sailor
Sail"or\, n. One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman. Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer. Sailor's choice. (Zo["o]l.) (a) An excellent marine food fish (Diplodus, or Lagodon, rhomboides) of the Southern United States; -- called also porgy, squirrel fish, yellowtail, and salt-water bream. (b) A species of grunt (Orthopristis, or Pomadasys, chrysopterus), an excellent food fish common on the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also hogfish, and pigfish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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