seaman

nounattested in dialogue

//ˈsiːmən//

Synonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.

noun

1
Synonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.
2
A person of the lowest rank in the Navy, below able seaman.
3
An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice.
4
A merman; the male of the mermaid.
, Book III not to mention what is confidently reported of mermaids, or sea-men

Etymology

From Middle English seeman, seman, from Old English sǣmann. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Seemon (“seaman, sailor”), West Frisian seeman (“seaman, sailor”), Dutch zeeman (“seaman, sailor”), German Low German Seemann (“seaman, sailor”), German Seemann (“seaman, sailor”), Swedish sjöman (“seaman, sailor”), Norwegian sjømann (“seaman, sailor”). Equivalent to sea + -man.

Forms

plural: seamen

Seal · A surname.sealed · Closed by a seal (something to prevent leakage).Seals · A Cornish habitational surname.

seaman · Synonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.

Seaman · A surname originating as an occupation.Sean · A male given name from Irish.search · An attempt to find something.

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