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b(1)
: a member of a ship's crew
(2)
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: a traveler by water
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: a stiff straw hat with a low flat crown and straight circular brim
Examples of sailor in a Sentence
He worked as a sailor on a cargo ship.
the sailors were glad to be arriving in port after their long voyage
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The unique language got its start thanks to a melting pot of inhabitants— Native Americans, English sailors, and pirates from a variety of places—all living together in one isolated location.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2025
The next two were the dodo, whose extinction was facilitated by the arrival of Dutch sailors, who brought various invasive species on their ships, and the thylacine, a marsupial with the face of a fox and the stripes of a zebra.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
About three o’clock that morning, under a waning moon, a wagon carrying 20 Royal Navy marines and sailors trundled into the sleeping capital.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Young sailors will learn water safety, basic terminology and how to tie knots.
—Jessie Dax-Setkus, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2025
The next two were the dodo, whose extinction was facilitated by the arrival of Dutch sailors, who brought various invasive species on their ships, and the thylacine, a marsupial with the face of a fox and the stripes of a zebra.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
About three o’clock that morning, under a waning moon, a wagon carrying 20 Royal Navy marines and sailors trundled into the sleeping capital.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Young sailors will learn water safety, basic terminology and how to tie knots.
—Jessie Dax-Setkus, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sailor
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“Sailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailor. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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