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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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Small crafts include owners of small to medium sized motor and sail boats, affecting fisherman, para-sailors, windsurfers and canoe paddlers.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Some 16,000 sailors pass through the installation annually for boot training, base assignments and advanced Navy schooling.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
San Nicolas Island is equipped with two launchers that can fire four targets simultaneously, allowing sailors to train against multiple incoming threats.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
One was a sailor who went overboard and nearly drowned.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Some 16,000 sailors pass through the installation annually for boot training, base assignments and advanced Navy schooling.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
San Nicolas Island is equipped with two launchers that can fire four targets simultaneously, allowing sailors to train against multiple incoming threats.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
One was a sailor who went overboard and nearly drowned.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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