able-bodied seaman

noun

Also called able-bodied seaman. an experienced deck-department seaman qualified to perform routine sea duties.

(in the British Navy and on British and U.S. merchant ships) a rating between ordinary seaman and leading seaman or boatswain's mate. Abbreviation: A.B., AB

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Origin:
1695–1705

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able-bodied seaman

—n
	Also: able seaman, AB, Abbreviation: a.b. an ordinary seaman, esp one in the merchant navy, who has been trained in certain skills

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