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.
—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.
—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.
—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
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.
—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.
—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.
—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
Noun
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Female officers say the unprecedented intervention signals a political ceiling on their careers, deepening fears about retaliation, unequal opportunity and the message sent to younger sailors considering long-term service.—
Konstantin Toropin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Those sailors were exonerated 80 years later by former Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, who was in the audience Saturday.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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This included 500 years of Black mariners in fishing, sailing, surfing and whaling.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
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The system, called WhaleSpotter, scans the bay around the clock for whale blows and heat signatures up to 2 nautical miles away, alerting mariners to slow down or reroute when whales are nearby.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Community health workers, patient navigators and care management teams should be proactively identifying high-risk Medicaid patients with chronic medical issues.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Most insurance plans cover antivenom, and uninsured patients may be able to discount costs with help from financial navigators at UNC and UNC Health’s Financial Assistance Program for medically necessary services.—
Eva Flowe
June 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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“Seamen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seamen. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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