pullers

noun

plural of puller
as in sailors

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  1. sailors
  2. seamen
  3. salts
  4. navigators
  5. swabs
  6. oarsmen
  7. oars
  8. tars
Noun
  • That lengthy deployment raised concerns about the mental health of sailors, including reports of at least one going overboard, as well as reports of low supplies aboard the 100,000-ton warship.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • More than 200 of its sailors were receiving treatment for smoke inhalation, a result of a laundry room fire that spread through the ventilation system into the carrier’s sleeping quarters.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of sailors
Noun
  • 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
  • These outposts were intended to be manned by British seamen armed with antiaircraft weaponry.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
Definition of seamen
Noun
  • The uric acid in the urine corroded the copper in the paint, breaking down the pure metal into mineral salts.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The team used a mixture of zinc chloride and lithium bromide salts to dissolve the cellulose.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of salts
Noun
  • Insights from Latino caregivers encouraged us to hire bilingual dementia care navigators and include Spanish-language dementia resources.
    — Hillary Lum, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • As our study shows, navigators can streamline outreach tactics and serve as an educational touchpoint to beneficiaries about Medicaid and the redetermination process.
    — Rebecca Myerson, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of navigators
Noun
  • As with almost all single-chip LCD models, the Boom Air comes with a cleaning kit of swabs on sticks for removing dust specs from the LCD if needed.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Yet the virus spread undetected for a month because researchers were unable to get permission from a rigid bureaucracy to test the swabs that would have helped identify it.
    — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of swabs
Noun
  • 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
  • Nonetheless, killing such huge creatures was exceptionally risky—and not just for the oarsmen and harpooners in the boats.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of oarsmen
Noun
  • Behind them, Stephen Root is laughing at Kate O’Flynn holding a plastic owl over her face, while Hamish Linklater quietly tests out a pair of old-timey oars.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • On a Boston escalator, a few people pull imaginary oars, and the commuters around them reach for an oar of their own.
    — Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026
Definition of oars
Noun
  • Mummification experts at Saqqara drew on a continental network that supplied oils, tars and resins, combining these materials with specialized techniques of antisepsis, embalming, wrapping and coffin sealing.
    — R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of tars
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“Pullers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pullers. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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