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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.
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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
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
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Boyer did his share of farm work and also took on odd jobs around town — jackhammer operator, cement crewman, trainer of hunting dogs.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Twenty-three crewmen suffered radiation poisoning, and one died that year; many in the country were reluctant to buy seafood, fearing contamination.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
Noun
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One of the synthetic pyrethroids could also help control the young lubber grasshoppers.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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Unlike other grasshopper species which are winged and agile, the lubber can't fly.—
Adriana Brasileiro,
orlandosentinel.com,
19 July 2019
Noun
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According to the Navy, Peterson kept the ship operational and was credited with saving the lives of 123 of his shipmates before succumbing to his injuries.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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As with 1492: Conquest of Paradise four years earlier, Scott drinks in the majesty of open water, but the film doesn’t come fully to life until the title sequence, when the now-skilled and confident shipmates are humbled mercilessly by Mother Nature.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
20 Nov. 2024
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“Able seaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/able%20seaman. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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