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sea·man

 (sē′mən)
n.
1. A mariner or sailor.
2.
a. A noncommissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above seaman apprentice and below petty officer.
b. One who holds the rank of seaman, seaman apprentice, or seaman recruit.
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seaman

(ˈsiːmən)
n, pl -men
1. (Military) a rating trained in seamanship as opposed to electrical engineering, etc
2. (Nautical Terms) a man who serves as a sailor
3. a person skilled in seamanship
ˈseaman-ˌlike adj
ˈseamanly adj, adv
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sea•man

(ˈsi mən)

n., pl. -men.
1. a person skilled in seamanship.
2. a person who assists in the sailing and navigating of a vessel, esp. one below the rank of officer; sailor.
3. an enlisted person in the U.S. Navy ranking below petty officer.
[before 900]
syn: See sailor.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.seaman - a man who serves as a sailorseaman - a man who serves as a sailor  
able seaman, able-bodied seaman - a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills
boatswain, bo's'n, bos'n, bosun, bo'sun - a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
deckhand, roustabout - a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
helmsman, steerer, steersman - the person who steers a ship
bargee, bargeman, lighterman - someone who operates a barge
ship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
pilot - a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
crewman, sailor - any member of a ship's crew
sea lawyer - an argumentative and contentious seaman
whaler - a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
2.Seaman - muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
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seaman

noun sailor, marine, mariner, tar (informal), hearty (informal), navigator, sea dog, seafarer, matelot (slang, chiefly Brit.), Jack Tar, seafaring man, lascar, leatherneck (slang), salt The men emigrate to work as seamen.
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seaman

noun
A person engaged in sailing or working on a ship:
Informal: salt, tar.
Slang: gob.
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Translations
بَحّاربَحَّار
námořník
sømandmatros
merimiesmatruusi
pomorac
matróztengerész
sjómaîur
水兵水夫船乗り船員
선원
sjöman
ลูกเรือ
denizcigemici
thủy thủ

seaman

[ˈsiːmən] N (seamen (pl)) → marinero m, marino m
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seaman

[ˈsiːmən] nmarin m
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seaman

n pl <-men> → Seemann m

seaman

:
seaman-like
adjseemännisch
seamanship
nSeemannschaft f
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seaman

[ˈsiːmən] n (-men (pl)) → marinaio
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sea

(siː) noun
1. (often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface. I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; (also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.
2. a particular area of sea. the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas.
3. a particular state of the sea. mountainous seas.
ˈseaward(s) adverb
towards the sea; away from the land. The yacht left the harbour and sailed seawards.
ˈseaboard noun
the seacoast. the eastern seaboard of the United States.
sea breeze
a breeze blowing from the sea towards the land.
ˈseafaring adjective
of work or travel on ships. a seafaring man.
ˈseafood noun
fish, especially shellfish.
adjective
seafood restaurants.
ˈseafront noun
a promenade or part of a town with its buildings facing the sea.
ˈsea-going adjective
designed and equipped for travelling on the sea. a sea-going yacht.
ˈseagull noun
a gull.
sea level
the level of the surface of the sea used as a base from which the height of land can be measured. three hundred metres above sea level.
ˈsea-lion noun
a type of large seal.
ˈseamanplural ˈseamen noun
a sailor, especially a member of a ship's crew who is not an officer.
ˈseaport noun
a port on the coast.
ˈseashell noun
the (empty) shell of a sea creature.
ˈseashore noun
the land close to the sea.
ˈseasick adjective
ill because of the motion of a ship at sea. Were you seasick on the voyage?
ˈseasickness noun
ˈseaside noun
(usually with the) a place beside the sea. We like to go to the seaside in the summer.
ˈseaweed noun
plants growing in the sea. The beach was covered with seaweed.
ˈseaworthy adjective
(negative unseaworthy) (of a ship) suitably built and in good enough condition to sail at sea.
ˈseaworthiness noun
at sea
1. on a ship and away from land. He has been at sea for four months.
2. puzzled or bewildered. Can I help you? You seem all at sea.
go to sea
to become a sailor. He wants to go to sea.
put to sea
to leave the land or a port. They planned to put to sea the next day.
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seaman

بَحَّار námořník sømand Seemann ναυτικός marino merimies marin pomorac marinaio 船乗り 선원 zeeman sjømann marynarz marinheiro моряк sjöman ลูกเรือ denizci thủy thủ 海员
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Landfall and Departure mark the rhythmical swing of a seaman's life and of a ship's career.
It is not the ship that takes her departure; the seaman takes his Departure by means of cross-bearings which fix the place of the first tiny pencil-cross on the white expanse of the track-chart, where the ship's position at noon shall be marked by just such another tiny pencil cross for every day of her passage.
The powerful fighting organization known as the Pacific Slope Seaman's Union refused to work vessels the cargoes of which were to be handled by scab longshoremen and freight-handlers.
The warlock of Essendean, they say, had made a mirror in which men could read the future; it must have been of other stuff than burning coal; for in all the shapes and pictures that I sat and gazed at, there was never a ship, never a seaman with a hairy cap, never a big bludgeon for my silly head, or the least sign of all those tribulations that were ripe to fall on me.
UNC was dropped as a defendant last year after the public university's hospital, medical school and administrators agreed to provide documents Seaman's lawyers could use in their case against Duke, a private school about 10 miles (16 kilometers) away.
Officers arrived and found that Seaman was drunk which put him in breach of his criminal behaviour order.
Ronaldinho took a free-kick 30 yards out and the ball sailed over Seaman into the England net.
For Seaman, however, the nightmare continues to this day.
John Paul dela Pena, a 29-year-old seaman, is being treated for stab wounds in the arm, chest and hand, according to case investigator PO3 Robinson Alsol.
Seaman also forced himself on a kind and vulnerable young woman, touching and raping her repeatedly.
Part I, the life of Henry Seaman Dan, describes his life on the islands and across northern Australia as a pearl shell diver.

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