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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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| sailor (ˈseɪlə) | |
| —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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