a weathered old seaman who now captains a tour boat
Recent Examples on the WebThe seamen’s unions said the crew has been treated well by the company and agencies that have responded to the incident.—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024 Boylan was originally charged in December 2020 with 34 counts of seaman's manslaughter, but after the defense objected, prosecutors refiled an indictment on the single count covering all the deaths.—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 2 May 2024 The charge is a pre-Civil War statute colloquially known as seaman’s manslaughter.—Stefanie Dazio, Fortune, 2 May 2024 John Lennon John Lennon was born on Oct. 9, 1940, to Julia and Alfred Lennon, a seaman who left home when the musician was very young.—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for seaman
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of seaman was
before the 12th century
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