Thesaurus results for KAYAKER

kayaker

noun

as in sailor

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Recent Examples of kayaker Paul Flack, dressed in a kayaker’s helmet and a Team USA shirt, told me. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 Strade Bianche winner Elise Chabbey started her sporting career as an Olympic canoeist and kayaker, while Amber Kraak competed in European rowing championships before picking up a bike. — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 13 July 2026 Monroe County investigators said police in Brownstown Township received a report on July 3 of a missing 30-year-old kayaker in the vicinity of Celeron Island, which is north of the Pointe Mouillee State Game Area. — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 12 July 2026 By the time members of the Southampton Town Police, Volunteer Ambulance, Fire Department and Marine Patrol arrived at the scene, the kayaker was bringing Paolasin's unresponsive body to the shore, police told The Southampton Press. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026 Out on the wall, a lockkeeper is trying to guide the kayaker into position. — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026 The kayaker has been identified as Michael Picklesimer of Blairsville, Georgia, according to the Clay County Progress. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026 The Douglas County Underwater Search and Recovery team found the body of the kayaker, a 20-year-old Olathe man, Monday morning near the Clinton Marina, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026 Nahida Bristy’s remains were found Sunday in a garbage bag discovered by a kayaker whose fishing line got snagged, said Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister. — Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026

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Noun

Each is 560 feet (171 meters) long and is operated by a crew of about 155 sailors.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
The Iranian Foreign Ministry accused Ukraine over the weekend of attacking an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, saying one sailor was killed and another injured.

— Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 27 July 2026

Definition of sailor

Noun

The operator of a tugboat that was pushing a construction barge that ran over a sailboat last summer in Biscayne Bay, killing three summer campers, pleaded guilty to seaman’s manslaughter in federal court on Tuesday.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Made famous by Jewish-style delis in Richmond, Virginia, to satisfy the appetites of local Navy seamen, the Sailor sandwich is a meat-centric indulgence.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 July 2026

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Passed in 1920, the Jones Act requires that all shipments by water within the United States, including by ocean, be made on ships that are built in America, owned by American companies, and crewed by American mariners.

— James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Centcom said the operation was intended to further diminish Tehran’s ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

— Joseph Wilkins,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Definition of mariner

Noun

Many oncology practices have resources like nurse navigators, social workers, and chaplains available for patients.

— Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Your senior hires need a circle that includes a sponsor from senior leadership, a peer who can help explain unwritten norms, an operational navigator to remove administrative obstacles.

— Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of navigator

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Products like Pulparindo and Pelón Pelo Rico were combining tamarind, sugar, salt and chili decades before anyone used the word swangy.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
There are plenty of pork cracklings scattered throughout the mofongo, but each little prized pop of crunch and salt feels like a reward.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of salt

Noun

Iran countered that one of its commercial vessels carrying a cargo of iron had been struck, killing one seafarer and injuring three others.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
The International Maritime Organization says there are still roughly 6,000 seafarers and around 500 ships moored in the Persian Gulf behind the strait.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 July 2026

Definition of seafarer

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