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Sailor vs Seaman - What's the difference?

sailor | seaman |

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

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • Derived terms

    * mouth of a sailor

    See also

    * ("sailor" on Wikipedia) * lascar

    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. — .

    See also

    * ("seaman" on Wikipedia)