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
Commercial-grade appliances, with deep-tilt skillet and griddle, enable sailors to cook more food faster.
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Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
In October, Regatta Bonaire draws sailors for races around Bonaire and to its neighboring islands.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
Kelly’s Joe Brady is a sailor on leave after having received a medal during World War II.
—Noah Galuten, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
When Lowell was an infant, the ship’s crew puzzled over how to feed her; while docked at Norfolk Island, one sailor brought a goat on board, nicknamed it Wet Nurse, and fed its milk to Lowell for months.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
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Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
In October, Regatta Bonaire draws sailors for races around Bonaire and to its neighboring islands.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
Kelly’s Joe Brady is a sailor on leave after having received a medal during World War II.
—Noah Galuten, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
When Lowell was an infant, the ship’s crew puzzled over how to feed her; while docked at Norfolk Island, one sailor brought a goat on board, nicknamed it Wet Nurse, and fed its milk to Lowell for months.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailor
Noun
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Wander the gear aisles where gadgets promise to turn anyone into a better mariner, chef, parent and human being.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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The Coast Guard has put out a signal to other mariners for the survivors in distress.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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On Livonia Avenue, community navigator Troy Johnson climbs behind the wheel of the van, which functions as a mobile office for Brooklyn Justice Initiatives staff.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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As Powell — one of Capitol Hill’s most adroit navigators — made his rounds, Republicans on both sides of the Capitol panned the investigation.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The seaman was patched up, and with his battleship sunk and his country abruptly at war with Japan, Germany and Italy, he was assigned to a destroyer.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
8 Dec. 2025
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As a girl in Minnesota, after the death of her mother, she was abandoned by her father, a Swedish seaman named Chris Christopherson.—
Adrienne Miller,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Sailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailor. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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