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seaman::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | elizabeth cochrane seaman, elizabeth seaman, nellie bly |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gob, jack, jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, tar |
| Type of | crewman, sailor |
| Has types | bargee, bargeman, bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosun, deckhand, helmsman, lighterman, officer, pilot, roustabout, whaler, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, sea lawyer, ship's officer, steerer, steersman |
| Derivation | seamanly, seamanship |
Examples of seaman
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Columbus, a passionately pious seaman who never cursed, hewed to a higher power.
From the suntimes.com
Against regulations, Fahey kept a diary of daily life as a seaman in the Pacific.
From the online.wsj.com
He eventually became an American citizen and was a seaman with the American Line.
From the theatlantic.com
One seaman was slightly injured, the online version of German daily Bild said.
From the upi.com
By opening the knot a bit, a seaman could raise a wind to make his ship go faster.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Seaman explained her financial situation, and Skversky offered her a discount.
From the ocregister.com
In civilian usage, the word airman is analogous with the nautical term seaman.
From the en.wikipedia.org
John's son, Michael, 22, a former Navy seaman, will be tried after his father.
From the time.com
Born in 1965 and educated at Bede Comprehensive, Paul Dixon was a merchant seaman.
From the blackburncitizen.co.uk
- Mariner: a man who serves as a sailor
- Muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
- (seamanship) skill in sailing
- Seaman is one of the lowest ranks in a Navy. In the Commonwealth it is the lowest rank in the Navy, followed by Able Seaman and Leading Seaman, and followed by the Petty Officer ranks.
- The status of a seaman in admiralty law provides maritime workers with protections such as payment of wages, working conditions, and remedies for workplace injuries under the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (Jones Act), and the doctrines of "unseaworthiness," and "maintenance and cure. ...
- Seaman, a black Newfoundland dog, became famous for being a member of the first American overland expedition from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast and back. He was purchased for $20 by Captain Meriwether Lewis for his famed Lewis and Clark expedition. ...
- (Seamans) The Rt. Rev. Sam Seamans is an Assisting Bishop in the Reformed Episcopal Church, and is a member of the Anglican Church in North America's College of Bishops ; Rector of St. ...
- Seamanship is the art of operating a ship or boat.
- (seamanship) The ability of a person to motor or sail a vessel, including all aspects of its operation.
