seamen
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mən noun, plural sea·men.
1.
a person skilled in seamanship.
2.
a person whose trade or occupation is assisting in the handling, sailing, and navigating of a ship during a voyage, especially one below the rank of officer; sailor.
3.
U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. an enlisted person ranking below petty officer.
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| —n , pl -men | |
| 1. | a rating trained in seamanship as opposed to electrical engineering, etc |
| 2. | a man who serves as a sailor |
| 3. | a person skilled in seamanship |
| 'seaman-like | |
| —adj | |
| 'seamanly | |
| —adj, —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
seaman
"a sailor," O.E. sæmanna (pl.), from sea + man. Cf. Du. zeeman, Ger. Seemann, O.N. sjomaðr.
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Example sentences
For thousands of years, seamen have been known to throw oil overboard to calm stormy seas.
The officials would have multiplied at the same rate had there been no actual seamen at all.
Too late for surviving merchant seamen who lost forty years of health benefits, education, or insurance benefits.
Government revenues largely come from the sale of stamps and coins and remittances from seamen on merchant ships abroad.
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