Synonyms of sailor

sailor

noun

ˈsā-lər 

as in mariner

one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel

the sailors were glad to be arriving in port after their long voyage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mariner
• navigator
• seaman
• seafarer
• salt
• shipman
• tar
• swabbie
• hearty
• sea dog
• swab
• shipmate
• gob
• crewman
• deckhand
• jack
• coxswain
• jack-tar
• lubber
• able seaman
• able-bodied seaman
• limey
• sailboater
• lime-juicer
• powerboater

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sailor

In the book, Scylla and Charybdis trap Odysseus in a narrow strait, with Scylla waiting on one side to snatch sailors from passing ships and Charybdis creating a massive whirlpool on the other. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

That would help prevent the worst of what happened during that collision in Auckland between the French and New Zealand boats, when three sailors were injured. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 25 July 2026

His presentation for the pavilion consisted of a single work by the artist and former Olympic sailor Charles Lim Yi Yong, a twenty-foot-tall buoy that the artist plucked from the Singapore sea. — News Desk, Artforum, 24 July 2026

In the mid-1920s, Lebanese immigrant Shikrey Baddour partnered with George Moore, a sailor from Wilmington who also had experience working at a pickle plant, to use up a local surplus of cucumbers. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 July 2026