as in mariner
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
the sailors were glad to be arriving in port after their long voyage
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Recent Examples of sailor
Strait of Hormuz puts stress on supply chains Former Navy officials said that supply chain issues, potentially worsened by Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz, could be forcing sailors to go for longer than normal without seeing fresh fruits and veggies.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
However, a fire in one of its laundry spaces forced the carrier to turn around and return to the Mediterranean Sea for repairs, leaving hundreds of sailors without places to sleep.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
This group included 11 Black sailors who became the first uniformed minority Coast Guardsmen to die in combat and receive the Purple Heart.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
In 1849 Melville switched to full-on fiction with a romance about an American sailor who abandons his whaling ship to explore the South Pacific.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
However, a fire in one of its laundry spaces forced the carrier to turn around and return to the Mediterranean Sea for repairs, leaving hundreds of sailors without places to sleep.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
This group included 11 Black sailors who became the first uniformed minority Coast Guardsmen to die in combat and receive the Purple Heart.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
In 1849 Melville switched to full-on fiction with a romance about an American sailor who abandons his whaling ship to explore the South Pacific.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailor
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There is now a backlog of nearly 19,000 merchant mariner credentials – representing roughly 10% of the entire workforce – along with roughly 5,000 medical certifications.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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My friends had made the man sound an ancient mariner, an invalid widower, near dead from a lurid litany of injuries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Michelle Quesada, interim executive director of Planned Parenthood of Florida, said since the six-week ban went into effect, its patient navigators in Florida have connected more than 6,000 patients to resources in other states.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Schmeeka Simpson of Omaha works as a patient navigator for the American Civil Liberties Union and an administrative assistant at Nebraskans for Peace, plus picks up shifts at a Dunkin’ shop.—
Phil Galewitz,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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This lead seamen to believe that the bananas had caused the ship to sink, and the superstition continues to stay in effect around docks down South.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2026
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Then, noticing changes in the wind and the rocking of the boat, an uneasiness crept over the veteran seaman.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Sailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailor. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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