kayakers

noun

plural of kayaker
as in sailors

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  1. sailors
  2. mariners
  3. seamen
  4. navigators
  5. rowers
  6. seafarers
  7. salts
  8. oarsmen
Noun
  • American and French soldiers and sailors killed one another during the 1942 landings in North Africa—and then went off to war together in Italy and the South of France.
    — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
  • The elimination followed an earlier decision to end female sailors’ participation in women’s-only regattas.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of sailors
Noun
  • On a previous voyage, the captain—who is in his late fifties, with a young wife and child—pursued the gigantic, unnaturally white sperm whale known to mariners as Moby Dick.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • To protect these specialized mariners, pilot boats evolved into highly stable, heavy-duty vessels.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
Definition of mariners
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
Definition of seamen
Noun
  • 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
  • Additionally, employers should provide dedicated benefits navigators to guide employees through complex survivor benefits, Social Security, and life insurance decisions.
    — Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of navigators
Noun
  • Allow somebody to bring their family in here, row, watch the rowers row at sunset.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • The club serves between 75-100 rowers of all ages throughout the season.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
Definition of rowers
Noun
  • At least 14 seafarers have been killed and more than 40 ships attacked during the conflict.
    — July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The incident disrupted an operation to evacuate thousands of seafarers from vessels stuck in the Persian Gulf since the war broke out.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
Definition of seafarers
Noun
  • Researchers then add lithium, manganese, and phosphate salts to provide the ingredients for LMFP.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
  • The finca also houses the Herbal Spa, where treatments are infused with local botanicals, oils, and salts.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
Definition of salts
Noun
  • There’s no keel, so the skilled oarsmen work hard to steer them with each stroke.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
  • In Outbound, 2023, oarsmen paddle a boat out to sea, escorted by sinister seagulls.
    — James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Definition of oarsmen
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