Sailor vs Seaman - What's the difference?
sailor | seaman |
One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.
A mariner or sailor, one who mans a ship. Opposed to landman or landsman.
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, author=William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter
, title=The British Longitude Act Reconsidered
, volume=100, issue=2, page=87
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(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.
Seaman is a synonym of sailor.
As nouns the difference between sailor and seaman
is that sailor is one who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman while seaman is a mariner or sailor, one who mans a ship. Opposed to landman or landsman.sailor
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* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* mouth of a sailorSee also
* ("sailor" on Wikipedia) * lascarAnagrams
*seaman
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- Not to mention mermaids or seamen. — .