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
In 1970, Sebago introduced the Docksides boat shoe, another hit that would appear on legendary sailor Gary Jobson in the 1983 America’s Cup.
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Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
This burgeoning category received a further boost when one Paul Sperry slipped on the deck of his schooner, inspiring the American sailor to look for an alternate form of traction.
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Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
15 June 2026
Fatih Baş, a sailor, chef, and poet who grew up on wooden gulet boats in Bodrum, takes readers through the Aegean Peninsula.
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John Wogan,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2026
In the Age of Sail, sailors also scoured the wooden decks with coarse sea sand and holystones – large, rectangular blocks of sandstone – to remove grim, spilled tar and rope fibers.
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Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
This burgeoning category received a further boost when one Paul Sperry slipped on the deck of his schooner, inspiring the American sailor to look for an alternate form of traction.
—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
15 June 2026
Fatih Baş, a sailor, chef, and poet who grew up on wooden gulet boats in Bodrum, takes readers through the Aegean Peninsula.
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John Wogan,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2026
In the Age of Sail, sailors also scoured the wooden decks with coarse sea sand and holystones – large, rectangular blocks of sandstone – to remove grim, spilled tar and rope fibers.
—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailor
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Shortly after the vessel was struck, the United Nations' International Maritime Organization paused an effort to evacuate hundreds of ships and thousands of mariners who were stranded in the Persian Gulf.
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Nearby mariners reported smoke rising from where the Fiorella was last seen.
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The journey is meant to revive a sea route not used for 300 years, and one that in the past could’ve been considered nearly impossible –– given the lack of maps and the crude vessels early navigators of the Bashi Channel once used.
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Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan left the Lae Airfield in Lae, Papua New Guinea, as part of their attempt to fly around the world.
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Their drama is already stale, and between Nathan’s touchiness and Joe’s mistreatment of women, their fight over who is a better guy, a better seaman, a better worker, a better boyfriend is disengaging at best and aggravating at worst.
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On the Black Council side, half-sister Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) continues to plot for the crown from Dragonstone with support of loyal son Jacaerys Velaryon (Collett) and in league by with master seaman Lord Corlys Velaryon (Toussaint).
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“Sailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailor. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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