seaman

• POS: Noun, Adverb
• HYPHEN: sea=man

CIDE DICTIONARY

seaman, n. 

 A merman; the male of the mermaid.  Locke.  [1913 Webster]

seaman, n. [AS. sæman.].

 One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea; a mariner; a sailor; -- applied both to officers and common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to landman, or landsman.  [1913 Webster]

Able seaman, a sailor who is practically conversant with all the duties of common seamanship. -- Ordinary seaman. See Ordinary.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

seaman, n. (pl. -men)
1 a sailor, esp. one below the rank of officer.
2 a person regarded in terms of skill in navigation (a poor seaman).

Derivative

seamanlike adj. seamanly adj.

Etymology

OE s{aelig}man (as SEA, MAN)

THESAURUS

seaman

AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Davy, Davy Jones, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Neptune, Nereid, Nereus, OD, Oceanid, Oceanus, Poseidon, Thetis, Triton, Varuna, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, bluejacket, buccaneer, deep-sea man, fair-weather sailor, fisherman, hearty, jack, jack afloat, jack-tar, jacky, limey, lobsterman, mariner, matelot, mermaid, merman, navigator, pirate, privateer, sailor, salt, sea devil, sea dog, sea god, sea rover, seafarer, seafaring man, shipman, siren, tar, tarpaulin, viking, water dog, whaler, windjammer, windsailor

ROGET THESAURUS

seaman

Mariner

N sailor, mariner, navigator, seaman, seafarer, seafaring man, dock walloper, tar, jack tar, salt, able seaman, A, B, man-of-war's man, bluejacket, galiongee, galionji, marine, jolly, midshipman, middy, skipper, shipman, boatman, ferryman, waterman, lighterman, bargeman, longshoreman, bargee, gondolier, oar, oarsman, rower, boatswain, cockswain, coxswain, steersman, pilot, crew, aerial navigator, aeronaut, balloonist, Icarus, aeroplanist, airman, aviator, birdman, man-bird, wizard of the air, aviatrix, flier, pilot, test pilot, glider pilot, bush pilot, navigator, flight attendant, steward, stewardess, crew, astronaut, cosmonaut, parachutist, paratrooper.