as in sailors
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
a weathered old seaman who now captains a tour boat
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Recent Examples of seamen
Inspired by Portugal’s traditional and contemporary flavors, Baleia also pays respect to the country’s seamen—generations of fishers, sailors and whalers—who traveled the globe and returned with culinary influence, especially from North Africa, China and the Caribbean.
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Jillian Dara,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
However, the clothing found scattered around the remains was not of the sort usually worn by seamen or officers.
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ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
But what the New Yorker writer left behind is some of the finest prose of the 20th century, focusing primarily on the eccentrics, scalawags, seamen, and other denizens of New York’s dank corners.
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Air Mail,
2 May 2026
This lead seamen to believe that the bananas had caused the ship to sink, and the superstition continues to stay in effect around docks down South.
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Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2026
There are no shortage of headlines about the alarming numbers of soldiers and seamen and Marines being overweight.
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Noelle Wiehe,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
Jillian Dara,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
However, the clothing found scattered around the remains was not of the sort usually worn by seamen or officers.
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ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
But what the New Yorker writer left behind is some of the finest prose of the 20th century, focusing primarily on the eccentrics, scalawags, seamen, and other denizens of New York’s dank corners.
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Air Mail,
2 May 2026
This lead seamen to believe that the bananas had caused the ship to sink, and the superstition continues to stay in effect around docks down South.
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Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2026
There are no shortage of headlines about the alarming numbers of soldiers and seamen and Marines being overweight.
—
Noelle Wiehe,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seamen
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The group of sailors trains several hours a day, sometimes practicing during off-hours, making sure their moves are perfect.
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Most recently, New Delhi protested against US strikes that killed three Indian sailors.
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Nearby mariners reported smoke rising from where the Fiorella was last seen.
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Dow also said the safest way to make it out of a channel is to follow the markers, which experienced mariners know to look for.
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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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The money will fund 12 community health workers, five nurse navigators and three social workers, Simpson said.
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“Seamen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seamen. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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