as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
a weathered old seaman who now captains a tour boat
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Recent Examples of seaman
Written in response to a push to bar Chinese seamen from key Australian shipping routes, The Chinese Question in Australia stridently condemned the racist treatment of Chinese migrants in Australia.
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H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 16 July 2025
The evil seaman, voiced by Mark Hamill, abducts SpongeBob and Patrick Star with the aim of using them to break a curse on his back.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 June 2025
The Norfolk medical examiner confirmed the body found in the woods belonged to the missing seaman on Wednesday, June 11, the government agency said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 29 May 2025
These include Filipinos employed around the world as nannies, nurses, seamen, and construction workers, as well as those who work in the country’s booming call centers in Manila and other cities—the digital underclass of the global technology industry.
—Sheila S. Coronel, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
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H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 16 July 2025
The evil seaman, voiced by Mark Hamill, abducts SpongeBob and Patrick Star with the aim of using them to break a curse on his back.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 June 2025
The Norfolk medical examiner confirmed the body found in the woods belonged to the missing seaman on Wednesday, June 11, the government agency said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 29 May 2025
These include Filipinos employed around the world as nannies, nurses, seamen, and construction workers, as well as those who work in the country’s booming call centers in Manila and other cities—the digital underclass of the global technology industry.
—Sheila S. Coronel, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaman
Noun
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No doubt some sailors noticed that compass needles no longer pointed toward the magnetic north pole during auroras.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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No sailors were killed in any of those mishaps.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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By aiding mariners, Airy believed, such measurements provided a tangible service to the state that the newfangled spectroscopy might not be able to match.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Each mariner will be remembered with a bell rung.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At first, a nurse navigator’s day with a new patient is filled with questions—What is HER2?—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
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Thus, it is easily seen and identified and is of great interest and value to navigators.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Seaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaman. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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