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 total, approximately 4,500 Marines and sailors are deployed, supported by a cruiser, several destroyers, and a Los Angeles-class attack submarine equipped with more than 400 missile tubes capable of precision strikes.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Lightfoot, a recreational sailor, took note of the rough weather.
—John U. Bacon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Nearby, Schweitzer draws an avid crowd of skiers, snowboarders, and mountain bikers, and the 1,158-foot-deep Lake Pend Oreille attracts sailors and swimmers alike.
—Laura Beausire, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
These aircraft collectively transport, project and protect the America, which typically carries nearly 2,600 sailors and Marines.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Lightfoot, a recreational sailor, took note of the rough weather.
—John U. Bacon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Nearby, Schweitzer draws an avid crowd of skiers, snowboarders, and mountain bikers, and the 1,158-foot-deep Lake Pend Oreille attracts sailors and swimmers alike.
—Laura Beausire, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
These aircraft collectively transport, project and protect the America, which typically carries nearly 2,600 sailors and Marines.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailor
Noun
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While this may cause some disruptions for those located along the northern shorelines and nearby mariners, land impacts will be to a lesser extent with the current path compared to a direct track into the Big Island.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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In their campaign so far, the Houthis have sunk four vessels and killed at least eight mariners.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Raúl, who’s Colombian, at the wheel; Vanina, who knows the Western Zone, as navigator in the passenger seat; Patricia and me in the back.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Earhart was attempting to become the first woman to fly across the globe at the time of her disappearance, with navigator Fred Noonan also on board.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Davies was born in Swindon, England, in 1944 to a hairdresser and merchant navy seaman.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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In 1944, Willie Wesley Thompson, a Navy seaman, saved two lives in the South Pacific.—
Curtis Bunn,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Sailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailor. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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