Thesaurus results for KAYAKER

kayaker

noun

as in sailor

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Recent Examples of kayaker 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 Mateo, who is also from Boise, is a competitive kayaker. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026 Emergency crews responded to an area of the river just south of Harbor Park in the evening hours on the report of a kayaker in distress, according to the Portland Fire Department. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026

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India summoned the Iranian deputy ambassador over the killing of a sailor in the waterway, and yesterday, the UAE said Iranian missiles hit its tankers in Omani waters, killing one crew member.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
The festivities continued Monday as nearly 1,000 sailors and crew members from 16 different nations marched through Boston's Seaport, drawing crowds eager to celebrate maritime traditions and America's 250th anniversary.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of sailor

Noun

These outposts were intended to be manned by British seamen armed with antiaircraft weaponry.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
The South cried hypocrisy on slavery, given that the seamen of Providence, Rhode Island, played a central role in the Atlantic slave trade.

— James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

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The United Arab Emirates' state oil company, ADNOC, said two of its tankers were hit by projectiles while transiting the strait, killing one mariner and injuring several others.

— Spencer Kimball,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 July 2026
My dad, a former merchant mariner and forever captain of the Wildflower, orchestrated the loading of the boat with military precision.

— Lisa Liu Grady, Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2026

Definition of mariner

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Next up is a 38% markdown on the Fitbit Versa 4 smartwatch, a personal health navigator that tracks your metrics.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026
Troutman said nonurgent calls redirected to the nurse navigators will result in cost savings for Arlington.

— Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

Definition of navigator

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The ripe salt-sea smell, raw and delicious and foul, that rose up from the platform and haunted the marsh for miles around, was today tamped down by the freshwater air blowing down from the north.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Prevent obesity and promote healthy diets and physical activity, including measures that improve the food environment, such as reducing excessive sugar and salt content in foods.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Definition of salt

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India is one of the largest suppliers of merchant marine labor, with more than 300,000 seafarers globally, according to the country’s Forward Seamen’s Union.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
At least 14 seafarers have been killed and more than 40 ships attacked during the conflict.

— July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of seafarer

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