Thesaurus results for KAYAKER

kayaker

noun

as in sailor

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Recent Examples of kayaker As the Orange County whale watchers were enjoying their unusual brush with warm-water orcas, a kayaker to the north had a brush with a great white shark. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 The impetus for Whalefall came from a viral video in which a kayaker ended up in the mouth of a whale. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 On Monday, a kayaker happened upon a half-kilogram of cocaine off Sumerland Key in the Lower Keys. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026 Later that afternoon, Mica’s body was discovered in the river by a kayaker at Lumber River State Park. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026 Human remains found by a kayaker in Florida have been identified as those of a 23-year-old woman who disappeared more than 40 years ago. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 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

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Noun

The system is designed to help the Navy detect, locate, and classify underwater mines remotely, allowing sailors to conduct mine countermeasure (MCM) operations from safer stand-off distances.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
He is venerated as a patron saint of sailors, mariners, travelers, and whales.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailor

Noun

The charge of seaman's manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.

— Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Hernandez was charged with two counts of misconduct of a ship officer resulting in death under the seaman’s manslaughter statute and released on a $50,000 bond at his presentment in Manhattan federal court two days after the incident.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of seaman

Noun

Altogether, at least 30 mariners have been killed or are missing in the recent surge of attacks, according to maritime tracking services and the governments of Romania and Bulgaria.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026
He is venerated as a patron saint of sailors, mariners, travelers, and whales.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of mariner

Noun

Master navigator Nainoa Thompson, CEO of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, was given the Halekulani Legacy Award.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
In 1967, as the Cold War still dominated the country’s collective consciousness, Gene Roddenberry added a young Russian navigator to the bridge of the USS Enterprise.

— Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of navigator

Noun

The 2,200 oarsmen from the Royal Thai Navy started their training in June, learning how to row the barges in unison at a navy dockyard before rehearsing in the river in late July.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2026
While Viking sagas mention rhythmic chants to aid oarsmen, the dramatic, coordinated movements seen today bear little resemblance to actual Viking rowing techniques.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of oarsman

Noun

The attacks have left three seafarers injured and two missing this week, according to the International Maritime Organization.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Two seafarers have been reported missing and a container ship reportedly sank as a result of recent attacks, according to the maritime sources.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of seafarer

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