/ 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 ).
/ 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 ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005