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seaman noun [ ˈsiːmən ]

• a person who works as a sailor, especially one below the rank of officer.
• "merchant seamen"
Similar: sailor, seafarer, seafaring man, mariner, boatman, hand, crew member, rating, (old) salt, sea dog, bluejacket, matelot, matlow, matlo, tar, Jack Tar, hearty, crew, complement,
Opposite: landlubber,
Origin: Old English sǣman (see sea, man).


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