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Webster 1913 Edition
Sailor
Sail′or
,Noun.
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
. (Zool.)
(a)
An excellent marine food fish (
Diplodus rhomboides
, syn. Lagodon rhomboides
) of the Southern United States
; – called also porgy
, squirrel fish
, yellowtail
, and salt-water bream
. (b)
A species of grunt (
Orthopristis chrysopterus
syn. Pomadasys chrysopterus
), an excellent food fish common on the southern coasts of the United States; – called also hogfish
, and pigfish
.Webster 1828 Edition
Sailor
SA'ILOR
,Noun.
A mariner; a seaman; one who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels, or one who understands the management of ships in navigation. The word however does not by itself express any particular skill in navigation. It denotes any person who follows the seas, and is chiefly or wholly applied to the common hands. [See Seaman.]
Definition 2024
sailor
sailor
English
Alternative forms
- sailour (obsolete)
Noun
sailor (plural sailors)
- 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.
- 2008, Cécile Corbel (lyrics and music), “Mary”, in Songbook vol. 2 (CD), Brittany: Keltia Musique, performed by Cécile Corbel:
- Mary is a sailor
dreaming of northern shores
lost galleons on the sea
Mary ever on her way
- Mary is a sailor
-
- a person who sails sailing boats as a sport or recreation; see also yachtsman.
Synonyms
- See Wikisaurus:sailor
Derived terms
Translations
worker on a ship
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person who sails as a sport
