able seaman

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Recent Examples of able seaman 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for able seaman
Noun
  • But the pandemic also gave Celebrity the unenviable job of repatriating thousands of crewmen to their homes around the globe — all while making sure that none encountered a member of the public.
    Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
  • Now, in a statement to Fox News Digital, National Museum of Denmark archaeologist David John Gregory said the two ships carried between 600 and 700 African slaves at the time of the sinking, plus around 100 crewmen.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • One of the synthetic pyrethroids could also help control the young lubber grasshoppers.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Unlike other grasshopper species which are winged and agile, the lubber can't fly.
    Adriana Brasileiro, orlandosentinel.com, 19 July 2019
Noun
  • One of the Indonesian shipmates recalled a time when a North Korean colleague was finally allowed to go home.
    Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Simpson as clone Walton gamely boasts a long, scraggly wig and barely-there sarong until he’s rescued by his shipmates.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Able seaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/able%20seaman. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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