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
After the Revolutionary War, the United States maintained no standing fleet, but attacks by the Barbary pirates—corsairs based in North Africa who preyed on American merchant ships and took sailors ransom—drove Congress to reestablish a navy in the 1790s.
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David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
The cocktails are also designed to reflect the ports of these sailors, using international spirits—Mexican gin, Barbadian rum, Colombian aguardiente—in their eclectic menu.
—Jillian Dara, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Lynnette Hooker, a 55-year-old mother and sailor, has been missing since early April.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
The late Carl Dalke was among the old soldiers and sailors who would always attend.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
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David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
The cocktails are also designed to reflect the ports of these sailors, using international spirits—Mexican gin, Barbadian rum, Colombian aguardiente—in their eclectic menu.
—Jillian Dara, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Lynnette Hooker, a 55-year-old mother and sailor, has been missing since early April.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
The late Carl Dalke was among the old soldiers and sailors who would always attend.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailor
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Their leader, English mariner Martin Frobisher, had spent most of his life at sea (or imprisoned because of it).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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The system, called WhaleSpotter, scans the bay around the clock for whale blows and heat signatures up to 2 nautical miles away, alerting mariners to slow down or reroute when whales are nearby.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Community health workers, patient navigators and care management teams should be proactively identifying high-risk Medicaid patients with chronic medical issues.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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His father was a bombardier-navigator who was among the first American bombers during World War II to land at Soviet airfields to refuel and rearm, enabling the Allies to reach distant German targets.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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The skeleton was found with a seaman’s certificate and other papers in a leather pocketbook belonging to Petty Officer Harry Peglar of the HMS Terror.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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But what the New Yorker writer left behind is some of the finest prose of the 20th century, focusing primarily on the eccentrics, scalawags, seamen, and other denizens of New York’s dank corners.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
2 May 2026
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“Sailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailor. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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