as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
a weathered old seaman who now captains a tour boat
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Recent Examples of seaman
The year is 1600 and a stubborn British seaman piloting a Dutch ship washes ashore in Japan.
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Nina Metz, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Wilkerson read extensively about the Black Jacks, free and enslaved Black seamen who manned ships during the 18th and 19th centuries, as research.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Setting things in motion was the dropping off of a drunk seaman at NIS, by a Shore Patrol officer who was in a rush to a hot date and didn’t have time for a proper handoff to the MPs.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
According to the Navy, the seaman was born June 15, 1918, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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Nina Metz, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Wilkerson read extensively about the Black Jacks, free and enslaved Black seamen who manned ships during the 18th and 19th centuries, as research.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Setting things in motion was the dropping off of a drunk seaman at NIS, by a Shore Patrol officer who was in a rush to a hot date and didn’t have time for a proper handoff to the MPs.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
According to the Navy, the seaman was born June 15, 1918, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaman
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From November 2023 until this January, the Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two of them and killing four sailors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Apr. 2025
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But those launches are usually accompanied by airspace and maritime warning notices to ensure pilots and sailors steer clear of the test.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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Titanic analyst Parks Stephenson, metallurgist Jennifer Hooper, and master mariner Captain Chris Hearn find evidence exonerating First Officer William Murdoch, long accused of abandoning his post.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Hazardous seas also prompted NWS meteorologists to issue a small craft advisory warning inexperienced mariners, especially those in small vessels, against venturing out into the ocean.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Look at this first-quarter possession: Nembhard is the Pacers’ best on-ball defender and an elite screen navigator.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Opposing big men aren’t skilled screen navigators because they just aren’t used to that being required of them.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Seaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaman. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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