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b(1)
: a member of a ship's crew
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: a traveler by water
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: a stiff straw hat with a low flat crown and straight circular brim
Examples of sailor in a Sentence
He worked as a sailor on a cargo ship.
the sailors were glad to be arriving in port after their long voyage
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See An Original House Of Refuge In the late 1800s, 10 houses of refuge were built along Florida’s Atlantic Coast as havens for shipwrecked sailors and travelers.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
None of her family was expecting to see Navy sailor Kermithe Joseph walk through their front door Thanksgiving week.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
Also on Monument Circle will be 26 large toy soldiers and sailors and 26 candy canes.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
Because cranberries kept well and retained their vitamin C, sailors and whalers once relied on them to help prevent scurvy during long voyages.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 22 Nov. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
None of her family was expecting to see Navy sailor Kermithe Joseph walk through their front door Thanksgiving week.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
Also on Monument Circle will be 26 large toy soldiers and sailors and 26 candy canes.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
Because cranberries kept well and retained their vitamin C, sailors and whalers once relied on them to help prevent scurvy during long voyages.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 22 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sailor
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“Sailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailor. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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