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sailor
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  9. creeping sailor
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  12. wandering sailor

sail·or

noun \ˈsā-lər\

Definition of SAILOR

1
a : one that sails; especially : mariner
b (1) : a member of a ship's crew (2) : seaman 2b
2
: a traveler by water
3
: a stiff straw hat with a low flat crown and straight circular brim
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Examples of SAILOR

  1. He worked as a sailor on a cargo ship.
  2. <the sailors were glad to be arriving in port after their long voyage>

Origin of SAILOR

alteration of sailer
First Known Use: 1577

Related to SAILOR

Synonyms
gob, hearty, jack, jack-tar, mariner, navigator, salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, shipman, swab, swabbie (also swabby) [slang], tar

Rhymes with SAILOR

alar, bailer, bailor, baler, hailer, jailer, mailer, Mailer, malar, nailer, railer, sailer, scalar, scaler, tailer, tailor, trailer, wailer, waler, whaler

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