About The Word Sailor
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Sailor
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What's The Definition Of Sailor?
[n] a stiff straw hat with a flat crown
[n] a serviceman in the navy [n] any member of a ship's crew Synonyms | Synonyms for Sailor: bluejacket | boater | crewman | leghorn | navy man | Panama | Panama hat | sailor boy | skimmer | straw hat Related Terms | Find terms related to Sailor: See Also | Alexander Selcraig | Alexander Selkirk | chapeau | coastguardsman | gob | hand | hat | Jack | Jack-tar | lascar | lid | man | mariner | military man | military personnel | old salt | sea dog | seafarer | seaman | Selcraig | Selkirk | serviceman | skilled worker | striker | submariner | tar | trained worker | water dog | water rat | yachtsman | yachtswoman Sailor In Webster's Dictionary \Sail"or\, 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.
Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer.
{Sailor's choice}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An excellent marine food fish ({Diplodus, or Lagodon,
rhomboides}) of the Southern United States; -- called
also {porgy}, {squirrel fish}, {yellowtail}, and
{salt-water bream}.
(b) A species of grunt ({Orthopristis, or Pomadasys,
chrysopterus}), an excellent food fish common on the
southern coasts of the United States; -- called also
{hogfish}, and {pigfish}.
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