Seaman Definition

sēmən
seamen
noun
seamen
A sailor; mariner.
Webster's New World
An enlisted person ranking below a petty officer third class, whose general duties involve most ships' equipment other than boilers and engines.
Webster's New World
A noncommissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above seaman apprentice and below petty officer.
American Heritage
One who holds the rank of seaman, seaman apprentice, or seaman recruit.
American Heritage

A merman; the male of the mermaid.

Not to mention mermaids or seamen. "” Locke.
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Noun

Singular:
seaman
Plural:
seamen

Origin of Seaman

Seaman Sentence Examples

  • Another literary seaman of this period was Sidi Ali, celebrated under his poetic pseudonym of Katibi (or Katibi Rumi, to distinguish him from the Persian poet of the same name).

  • As a result of the attack a Norwegian seaman was wounded in the left arm.

  • It is first mentioned by an English seaman named Raymond, who states that in 1591 seals and penguins were there in large numbers.

  • Billy Bones, a retired seaman (or worse ), comes to live at the Admiral Benbow inn.

  • Captain Cook Memorial Museum This museum is housed in the building where James Cook lodged as an apprentice seaman.

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Words Starting With

SSESEA

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Words Starting With S and Ending With N

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With S6 Letter Words Ending With N