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b(1)
: a member of a ship's crew
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: a traveler by water
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: a stiff straw hat with a low flat crown and straight circular brim
Examples of sailor in a Sentence
He worked as a sailor on a cargo ship.
the sailors were glad to be arriving in port after their long voyage
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Small crafts include owners of small to medium sized motor and sail boats, affecting fisherman, para-sailors, windsurfers and canoe paddlers.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Paramount is definitely clearing its deck, along with plenty of sailors jumping — and being pushed — over the side.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
Later that day, the entire team visited the USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, where hundreds of active-duty sailors observed the Chargers’ walk-through, participated in drills, met with players and coaches, and showed the team around the carrier.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Much of this arises from the novel, though Shelley must have left out the part where the Creature kills several sailors with his bare hands and gets blunderbussed off the side of the ship, seemingly to his death.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Paramount is definitely clearing its deck, along with plenty of sailors jumping — and being pushed — over the side.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
Later that day, the entire team visited the USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, where hundreds of active-duty sailors observed the Chargers’ walk-through, participated in drills, met with players and coaches, and showed the team around the carrier.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Much of this arises from the novel, though Shelley must have left out the part where the Creature kills several sailors with his bare hands and gets blunderbussed off the side of the ship, seemingly to his death.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sailor
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“Sailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailor. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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