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Seaman vs Seamen - What's the difference?

seaman | seamen |

As nouns the difference between seaman and seamen

is that seaman is a mariner or sailor, one who mans a ship. Opposed to landman or landsman while seamen is plural of lang=en.

seaman

English

Noun

(seamen)
  • 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 , 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)

    seamen

    English

    Noun

    (head)
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