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

The one that Northrop Grumman and artificial intelligence and quantum tech firm SandboxAQ have developed is similar to a trick that's used by sailors. — New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026

The present-day map was introduced by Gerardus Mercator, a Flemish cartographer, in 1569 to help sailors navigate the seas. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

Ronald Reagan can have approximately 5,000 sailors aboard when deployed. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Each team has two coaches sitting at a desk with an array of screens and a vast amount of data to feed back to the sailors. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026