able-bodied seaman

noun

plural able-bodied seamen

: an experienced deck-department seaman qualified to perform routine duties at sea : able seaman

An ordinary seaman can upgrade to an able-bodied seaman after the equivalent of 18 months of full-time work, plus a training course, Saffle said.

—Mike Lindblom

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for able-bodied seaman

• beeman
• daemon
• demon
• leman
• niemann
• seamen
• semen