sailor

As nouns the difference between sailor and shipman

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 shipman is a seaman or sailor; a mariner.

As nouns the difference between sailor and shantyman

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 shantyman is the sailor who sings the main line of a sea shanty (the other sailors singing the responses or choruses.

As nouns the difference between sailor and prest

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 prest is (rare) a payment of wages in advance.

As a verb prest is

(archaic) (press) or prest can be (obsolete|transitive) to give as a loan; to lend.

As an adjective prest is

(obsolete) ready; prompt; prepared.

As nouns the difference between sailor and nonsailor

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 nonsailor is one who is not a sailor.

As a noun 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.

As an adjective sailorlike is

resembling a sailor or some aspect of one.

As nouns the difference between sailor and galiongee

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 galiongee is (historical) a turkish sailor.