Synonyms of sailors

sailors

noun

plural of sailor

as in mariners

one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel

the sailors were glad to be arriving in port after their long voyage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mariners
• navigators
• seamen
• seafarers
• salts
• shipmen
• hearties
• tars
• swabbies
• swabs
• sea dogs
• crewmen
• gobs
• shipmates
• deckhands
• jacks
• jack-tars
• coxswains
• lubbers
• able seamen
• powerboaters
• sailboaters
• limeys
• able-bodied seamen
• lime-juicers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sailors

There is another helm aft, which allows sailors to enjoy the exhilaration of the windward hull. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 July 2026

The tentacular Scylla is seen briefly but makes an impact, yanking sailors off Odysseus’s ship in a series of loud jump scares. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 2026

The festivities continued Monday as nearly 1,000 sailors and crew members from 16 different nations marched through Boston's Seaport, drawing crowds eager to celebrate maritime traditions and America's 250th anniversary. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 13 July 2026

The remaining three sailors aboard the helicopter were rescued shortly after the mishap. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

American and French soldiers and sailors killed one another during the 1942 landings in North Africa—and then went off to war together in Italy and the South of France. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

The elimination followed an earlier decision to end female sailors’ participation in women’s-only regattas. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026

The ships and their crews would be at sea for years and, if not enough whale oil was brought back, the sailors didn’t get paid. — Terry W. Hartle, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026

And telling soldiers and sailors and airmen and Marines otherwise is not leadership. — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026