seaman
seaman is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A merman; the male of the mermaid. [R.] "Not to mention mermaids or seamen." Locke.
- 2.One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea; a mariner; a sailor; -- applied both to officers and common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to landman, or landsman. Able seaman, a sailor who is practically conversant with all the duties of common seamanship. -- ordinary seaman. See Ordinary.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- able
- aerial
- aeronaut
- aeroplanist
- air
- airman
- attendant
- aviator
- aviatrix
- balloonist
- bargee
- bargeman
- birdman
- boatman
- boatswain
- bush
- cockswain
- coxswain
- crew
- dock
- ferryman
- flier
- flight
- glider
- gondolier
- jack
- jolly
- lighterman
- longshoreman
- man
- marine
- mariner
- middy
- midshipman
- navigator
- oar
- oarsman
- pilot
- rower
- sailor
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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