SAILOR


Meaning of SAILOR in English

/ ˈseɪlə(r); NAmE / noun

1.

a person who works on a ship as a member of the crew

2.

a person who sails a boat

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IDIOMS

- a good / bad sailor

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: variant of obsolete sailer .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.