Definition of sailor Sailor

/sejˈlɚ/ - [seyler] - sail•or

We found 10 definitions of sailor from 8 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: sailors

sailor - any member of a ship's crew
  crewman
  skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker a worker who has acquired special skills
  hand physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"
  lascar a volcano in the Andes in Chile
  jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar, gob, jack a man who serves as a sailor
  water dog, water rat a dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve waterfowl
  yachtsman, yachtswoman a person who owns or sails a yacht
sailor - a serviceman in the navy
  bluejacket, navy man, sailor boy
  military man, serviceman, military personnel, man someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
  coastguardsman a member of a coastguard
  navy seal, seal a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land"
  striker the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
sailor - a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
  boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, skimmer, straw hat
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • sailor (Noun)
    One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • sailor (n.)
    One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • sailor
    A person working on a ship making sure it reaches its destination.

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

  • sailor
    matelot, a seafaring man: a person trained in the exercise of fixing the machinery of a ship, and managing her, either at sea, or in a road, or harbour.

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

  • sailor
    A man who makes his living on water but never touches it on shore.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A sailor is a person who works under a captain to sail a ship. Sailor is also the lowest rank in a navy.

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