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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. any member of a ship's crew Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. a serviceman in the navy Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown Source: wordnet
  5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 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. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n:100 n. any member of a ship's crew Source: ecdict

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