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seamen

noun

plural of seaman

as in sailors

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 seamen There are no shortage of headlines about the alarming numbers of soldiers and seamen and Marines being overweight. — Noelle Wiehe, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025 However, the clothing found scattered around the remains was not of the sort usually worn by seamen or officers. — ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026 These outposts were intended to be manned by British seamen armed with antiaircraft weaponry. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026 This lead seamen to believe that the bananas had caused the ship to sink, and the superstition continues to stay in effect around docks down South. — Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026 The South cried hypocrisy on slavery, given that the seamen of Providence, Rhode Island, played a central role in the Atlantic slave trade. — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 But what the New Yorker writer left behind is some of the finest prose of the 20th century, focusing primarily on the eccentrics, scalawags, seamen, and other denizens of New York’s dank corners. — Air Mail, 2 May 2026 Inspired by Portugal’s traditional and contemporary flavors, Baleia also pays respect to the country’s seamen—generations of fishers, sailors and whalers—who traveled the globe and returned with culinary influence, especially from North Africa, China and the Caribbean. — Jillian Dara, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

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Rather than waiting weeks for a shipping container, sailors at forward bases can soon hit print.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
Pressed against the ship's railing, the sailors spotted a lighthouse and a water tower through binoculars.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of sailors

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To protect these specialized mariners, pilot boats evolved into highly stable, heavy-duty vessels.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
Shortly after the vessel was struck, the United Nations' International Maritime Organization paused an effort to evacuate hundreds of ships and thousands of mariners who were stranded in the Persian Gulf.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 26 June 2026

Definition of mariners

Noun

Troutman said nonurgent calls redirected to the nurse navigators will result in cost savings for Arlington.

— Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Additionally, employers should provide dedicated benefits navigators to guide employees through complex survivor benefits, Social Security, and life insurance decisions.

— Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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