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shipmate

noun

Definition of shipmate

as in crewman

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Recent Examples of shipmate Other dives have been conducted to inter the remains of Arizona survivors who wanted to rest eternally with their former shipmates. — Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 This subsequently sends the starship forward or backward in time, while occasionally (and inexplicably) transforming your shipmates into freaky clay heads. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026 Zumba, a Navy reservist who earlier was a shipmate of Urena on the destroyer USS Carney, pleaded guilty in December to the same charge. — Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 29 Jan. 2026 Booking too early or too late can mean missing out on perks—or paying more than your shipmates. — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shipmate

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Noun

Gregory served as a crewman on the Wizard, owned and operated by Keith, from 2018 to 2022.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
The acclaimed author of The Invention of Nature, Andrea Wulf brings erudition and flair to Forster’s peripatetic career as teenaged crewman on Captain Cook’s global voyage.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of crewman

Noun

The charge of seaman's manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.

— Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Hernandez was charged with two counts of misconduct of a ship officer resulting in death under the seaman’s manslaughter statute and released on a $50,000 bond at his presentment in Manhattan federal court two days after the incident.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of seaman

Noun

Fraser is not alone in picking his second right away; Alex makes Matt his lead deckhand, given his plentiful experience.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
Shelford addressed the deckhand’s absence during the episode as his crew grappled with a series of setbacks.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of deckhand

Noun

Determined, Teagan bulldozes her way through the boathouse, eventually becoming the team’s coxswain, the only non-rowing member who is tasked with steering, managing the race plan and motivating the rest of the team.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
At her new school, Teagan becomes the coxswain of a dysfunctional all-boys rowing team.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of coxswain

Noun

Seas will also begin to lower as the nor'easter pulls away, but inexperienced mariners and small vessels are encouraged to stay docked on Monday as rough seas and gusty winds are still likely.

— Sarah Wroblewski, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
For example, Kingsborough Community College, located in South Brooklyn, where the Sheepshead and Jamaica Bays meet the Atlantic Ocean, operates a maritime technology program that is training the next generation of local mariners.

— Julie Raskin, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of mariner

Noun

The attacks have left three seafarers injured and two missing this week, according to the International Maritime Organization.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Two seafarers have been reported missing and a container ship reportedly sank as a result of recent attacks, according to the maritime sources.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of seafarer

Noun

Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished during one of the final stretches of their trip after departing Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Celestial navigators who do this will need to account for the growing difference between UTC and UT1 when determining their precise position on Earth.

— Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

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