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Marine vs Seaman - What's the difference?

marine | seaman |

As nouns the difference between marine and seaman

is that marine is a member of a marine corps while seaman is a mariner or sailor, one who mans a ship. Opposed to landman or landsman.

As an adjective marine

is of, or pertaining to, the sea (marine biology, marine insurance..

marine

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or pertaining to, the sea (marine biology'', marine ''insurance .)
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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of a marine corps.
    • He was a marine in World War II.
  • (capitalised in the plural) A marine corps.
    • He fought with the Marines in World War II.
  • A painting representing some marine subject.

    • Synonyms

    * devil dog * jarhead * leatherneck

    See also

    * Marine * (Marine) * (Marines)

    Anagrams

    * * * ----

    seaman

    English

    Noun

    (seamen)
  • A mariner or sailor, one who mans a ship. Opposed to landman or landsman.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter , title=The British Longitude Act Reconsidered , volume=100, issue=2, page=87 , magazine= citation , passage=But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen ? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.}}
  • (British, Navy) The lowest ranking in the Navy, below Able Seaman.
  • (US, Navy) An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice.
  • A merman; the male of the mermaid.
    • Not to mention mermaids or seamen. — .

    Related terms

    * AB * able seaman * able-bodied seaman * ordinary seaman

    See also

    * ("seaman" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals