Synonyms of seafarers

seafarers

noun

plural of seafarer

as in sailors

one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel

ships and the intrepid seafarers who man them remain a vital part of the world economy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seafarers

The attacks prompted shipping companies to use the longer route, adding weeks onto journeys and forcing them to spend more on fuel, insurance and seafarers’ wages. — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

That results in large, versatile living quarters that are suited to all types of seafarers. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026

In a statement on Wednesday, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that an Iranian attack had killed two seafarers aboard a Saudi oil tanker on Monday. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

Radker acknowledged the positives in the Hapag-Lloyd proposal, including the employment commitments and the intention to train additional Israeli seafarers. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026

Whereas attacks on mariners from other countries, including Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, have been widely reported, the killing of Mexican seafarers has gone unacknowledged by the Mexican government — and largely unnoticed internationally. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Tehran has repeatedly attacked oil tankers, killing at least two seafarers and injuring more than a dozen this month. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 July 2026

At least 14 seafarers have been killed and more than 40 ships attacked during the conflict. — July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2026

More than 11,000 seafarers have been stuck in the region, unable to leave out of fear of being attacked. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 June 2026