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Webster 1828 Edition


Sea-man

SE'A-MAN

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Noun.
[sea and man]
1. A sailor; a mariner; a man whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea.
2. By way of distinction, a skillful mariner; also, a man who is well versed in the art of navigating ships. In this sense, it is applied both officers and common mariners.
3. Merman, the tale of the merman. [Little used.]