as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
ships and the intrepid seafarers who man them remain a vital part of the world economy
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Recent Examples of seafarer
Rogue waves have captivated the attention of both seafarers and scientists for decades.
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Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
The 700-island archipelago was settled in the 1200s by Polynesian seafarers—ancestors of today’s Māori—who brought kumara (sweet potatoes), taro, and yams.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
Houthi attacks continue to endanger the lives of seafarers, harm economies across the region, and risk environmental disaster.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Pier Luigi Loro Piana, the company’s Vice President, a keen seafarer himself, took part in the race aboard his yacht, ‘My Song’.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
The 700-island archipelago was settled in the 1200s by Polynesian seafarers—ancestors of today’s Māori—who brought kumara (sweet potatoes), taro, and yams.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
Houthi attacks continue to endanger the lives of seafarers, harm economies across the region, and risk environmental disaster.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Pier Luigi Loro Piana, the company’s Vice President, a keen seafarer himself, took part in the race aboard his yacht, ‘My Song’.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seafarer
Noun
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Conan Gray’s ‘denim behemoth’ Thick, heavy and water-absorbent — denim is, frankly, a sailor’s nightmare.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Where at one time soldiers and sailors made do with fluttering flags or flashes of light to send simple messages, the modern warfighter is part of a global digital network where data rushes about like water out of a firehose and satellites act as a vital link in that network.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Licht, who has spent years on Richardson Bay, says a community of mariners who lived for decades on boats have mostly moved ashore.—
Steven Rosenfeld,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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The entire shoreline is under high swim risk warnings, and advisories for boaters and mariners.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Christian Braun has matured as a pick-and-roll navigator.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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Spain's Casa de Contratación created standardized navigator certification programs—perhaps history's first technical bootcamp.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Seafarer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seafarer. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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