as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
a weathered old seaman who now captains a tour boat
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Recent Examples of seaman
The evil seaman, voiced by Mark Hamill, abducts SpongeBob and Patrick Star with the aim of using them to break a curse on his back.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 June 2025
The Norfolk medical examiner confirmed the body found in the woods belonged to the missing seaman on Wednesday, June 11, the government agency said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Government as a protector of health goes way back
The U.S. public health service got its start in the 1700s service cared for seamen who were sick or injured.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 13 May 2025
Lunde had joined the merchant fleet as a seaman in 1934.
—Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 June 2025
The Norfolk medical examiner confirmed the body found in the woods belonged to the missing seaman on Wednesday, June 11, the government agency said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Government as a protector of health goes way back
The U.S. public health service got its start in the 1700s service cared for seamen who were sick or injured.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 13 May 2025
Lunde had joined the merchant fleet as a seaman in 1934.
—Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaman
Noun
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Conan Gray’s ‘denim behemoth’ Thick, heavy and water-absorbent — denim is, frankly, a sailor’s nightmare.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Where at one time soldiers and sailors made do with fluttering flags or flashes of light to send simple messages, the modern warfighter is part of a global digital network where data rushes about like water out of a firehose and satellites act as a vital link in that network.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While this may cause some disruptions for those located along the northern shorelines and nearby mariners, land impacts will be to a lesser extent with the current path compared to a direct track into the Big Island.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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In their campaign so far, the Houthis have sunk four vessels and killed at least eight mariners.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Christian Braun has matured as a pick-and-roll navigator.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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Spain's Casa de Contratación created standardized navigator certification programs—perhaps history's first technical bootcamp.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Seaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaman. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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