sea·far·er

[see-fair-er]
noun
1.
a sailor.
2.
a traveler on the sea.

Origin:
1505–15; sea + farer

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seafarer (ˈsiːˌfɛərə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a traveller who goes by sea
2.  a less common word for sailor

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Example sentences
Seafarer recruitment agency guarantee letter with signature and all appropriate
  information.
But, after the year of the seafarer, it may be that the correct moral
  imperative should be the early release of the crew.
Not only the terms of expression, but a distinct reference to a former voyage
  indicated the writer to have been a seafarer.
Seafarer's service on this vessel shall be referred to, and finally resolved by
  arbitration.
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