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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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The younger Petterson, best known as a sailor and yacht designer, with two Olympic medals and four world-championship titles to his credit, was then a student of Frua, and the one who actually styled the car.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
Reports of the ship would come in batches from locals, fishermen and other sailors; the fog evidently the perfect atmosphere to draw this ghost ship back home.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
In all, at least 4,500 Marines and sailors are positioned in the area.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Sweeney and Dickson have been experimenting with more playful sartorial risks in the few months too; sailor chic via Coperni, subversive corporate attire with a pantsless suit and tie combo via Jean Paul Gaultier, and silky power suiting by Oscar de la Renta.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
Reports of the ship would come in batches from locals, fishermen and other sailors; the fog evidently the perfect atmosphere to draw this ghost ship back home.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
In all, at least 4,500 Marines and sailors are positioned in the area.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Sweeney and Dickson have been experimenting with more playful sartorial risks in the few months too; sailor chic via Coperni, subversive corporate attire with a pantsless suit and tie combo via Jean Paul Gaultier, and silky power suiting by Oscar de la Renta.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Oct. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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