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A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the sailor is old, and the term sailor has its etymological roots in a time when sailing ships were the main ...
Definition of sailor noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SYNONYMS 1. seafarer. sailor, mariner, salt, seaman, tar are terms for a person who leads a seafaring life. A sailor or seaman is one whose occupation is on board a ship at sea, esp. a member of a ship’s crew below the rank of petty officer: a sailor before the mast; an able-bodied seaman. mariner is a term now found only in certain technical expressions: master mariner (captain in merchant ...
3 meanings: 1. any member of a ship's crew, esp one below the rank of officer 2. a person who sails, esp with reference to the.... Click for more definitions.
SAILOR definition: someone who sails ships or boats as their job or as a sport. Learn more.
Synonyms for SAILOR: mariner, navigator, seaman, seafarer, salt, shipman, tar, swabby, swabbie, hearty
plural sailors. Britannica Dictionary definition of SAILOR. [count] 1. : a person who works on a boat or ship as part of the crew. He worked as a sailor on a cargo ship. 2. : someone who controls a boat or ship that has sails. She's a skillful sailor.
