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All that space has been used to create an indoor-outdoor layout for the next generation of seafarers.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2025
Fierce debate over Rapa Nui’s society Settled by a small group of Polynesian seafarers about 900 years ago, Easter Island, today part of Chile, has long been a source of fascination as well as fierce debate about how complex societies can sometimes ruinously fail.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Through one pilot grant, the Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute restored critical training equipment, keeping our seafarers certified and the maritime economy moving.
—Feleti Penitala Teo, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Rogue waves have captivated the attention of both seafarers and scientists for decades.
—Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2025
Fierce debate over Rapa Nui’s society Settled by a small group of Polynesian seafarers about 900 years ago, Easter Island, today part of Chile, has long been a source of fascination as well as fierce debate about how complex societies can sometimes ruinously fail.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Through one pilot grant, the Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute restored critical training equipment, keeping our seafarers certified and the maritime economy moving.
—Feleti Penitala Teo, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Rogue waves have captivated the attention of both seafarers and scientists for decades.
—Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seafarer
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“Seafarer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seafarer. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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seafarer
noun
sea·far·er
ˈsē-ˌfar-ər 
-ˌfer-
: a person who travels over the ocean : mariner
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