SEAMAN


Meaning of SEAMAN in English

/ ˈsiːmən; NAmE / noun

( pl. -men / -mən; NAmE /) a member of the navy or a sailor on a ship below the rank of an officer :

Seaman Bates

a merchant seaman

—see also able seaman , ordinary seaman

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English sǣman (see sea , man ).

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