Thesaurus: sailor

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1. n. One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.
2. n. any member of a ship's crew
3. n. a serviceman in the navy
4. n. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
5. One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman. Syn. -- Mariner; seaman; seafarer. Sailor's choice. (Zoöl.) (a) An excellent marine food fish (Diplodus, or Lagodon, rhomboides) of the Southern United States; -- called also porgy, squirrel fish, yellowtail, and salt-water bream. (b) A species of grunt (Orthopristis, or Pomadasys, chrysopterus), an excellent food fish, common on the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also hogfish, and pigfish.
6. One who follows the business of navigating ships or othervessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; oneof the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.
7. n:100 n. any member of a ship's crew