Seaman vs Guernsey - What's the difference?
seaman | guernsey |
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.
The second-largest of the Channel Islands.
An unincorporated community in California.
A city in Iowa.
A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
A town in Wyoming.
A breed of dairy cattle originally bred in Guernsey.
A specimen of the Guernsey breed.
A knitted fisherman’s sweater of a type made on the island.
A long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen, especially in rugby codes (historically).
(Australia) A team-liveried shirt; a jersey.
(Australia) Selection or election to a position.
As nouns the difference between seaman and guernsey
is that seaman is a mariner or sailor, one who mans a ship opposed to landman or landsman while guernsey is a seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey.seaman
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- Not to mention mermaids or seamen. — .
