Synonyms of able seaman

able seaman

noun

as in able-bodied seaman

Related Words

• able-bodied seaman
• crewman
• lubber
• shipmate
• coxswain
• deckhand
• sailor
• sea dog
• salt
• seaman
• navigator
• sailboater
• mariner
• tar
• hearty
• powerboater
• shipman
• seafarer
• swab
• gob
• jack-tar
• swabbie
• lime-juicer
• jack
• limey

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of able seaman

Three — able seaman William Orren, Boy 1st Class David Young and subordinate officers' steward John Bridgens — had been aboard the HMS Erebus. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 May 2026

Vanderzwan, a former able seaman marine technician in the Royal Australian Navy, and his wife were also joined by their 9-month-old twins William and Harrison. — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026

One able seaman, a 39-year-old man named Arokiyam, lives in the village of Alanthalai, an hour south of Tuticorin. — Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 16 June 2021

Within a week, Brito D'Silva, an able seaman (a senior member of the deck on crew), died of an unspecified illness. — Saudamini Jain, CNN, 20 Mar. 2021

The transcript of these conversations, as well as (one-sided) electronic communications among the captain, mates, engineers, able seamen and people ashore, runs to 500 pages. — Douglas Preston, New York Times, 1 May 2018