sailor
Use Sailor in a sentence
lər 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, especially 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.
Related forms
sail·or·like, adjective
sail·or·ly, adjective
non·sail·or, noun
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, especially 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.
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, especially 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.
1. landlubber.
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| —n | |
| 1. | any member of a ship's crew, esp one below the rank of officer |
| 2. | a person who sails, esp with reference to the likelihood of his becoming seasick: a good sailor |
| 3. | sailor hat short for sailor suit |
| 'sailorly | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
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.).
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Example sentences
Seafaring in the age of sail was backbreaking work and fraught with peril, but the sailor's real scourge was scurvy.
These magnificent wanderers of the open ocean have inspired sailor's legends and blockbuster movies.
Monkey, in sailor language, is the vessel which contains the full allowance of grog.
Sailor performs a fire fighting sprinkler system check.
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