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Webster 1913 Edition
Seaman
Sea′man
,Noun.
pl.
Seamen
. A merman; the male of the mermaid.
[R.]
“Not to mention mermaids or seamen.” Locke.
Sea′man
,Noun.
pl.
Seamen
(#)
. [AS.
saeman
.] 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
.