Synonyms of seaman

seaman

noun

ˈsē-mən 

as in sailor

one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel

a weathered old seaman who now captains a tour boat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seaman

Inspired by Portugal’s traditional and contemporary flavors, Baleia also pays respect to the country’s seamen—generations of fishers, sailors and whalers—who traveled the globe and returned with culinary influence, especially from North Africa, China and the Caribbean. — Jillian Dara, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

However, the clothing found scattered around the remains was not of the sort usually worn by seamen or officers. — ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026

But what the New Yorker writer left behind is some of the finest prose of the 20th century, focusing primarily on the eccentrics, scalawags, seamen, and other denizens of New York’s dank corners. — Air Mail, 2 May 2026

The staff writer Lauren Collins opens her fascinating new piece in this week’s issue with the story of Jean-Paul Sundström, a French seaman who sent more than two thousand bottles into the ocean between 1995 and 2020. — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 1 May 2026