seaman

A mariner or sailor.

A noncommissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above seaman apprentice and below petty officer.

One who holds the rank of seaman, seaman apprentice, or seaman recruit.

A man whose occupation it is to coöperate in the navigation of a ship at sea; a mariner; a sailor: applied to both officers and common sailors, but technically restricted to men below the rank of officer.

A merman; a male corresponding to the mermaid.

Synonyms Mariner, etc. See sailor.

A merman; the male of the mermaid.

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.

a sailor who is practically conversant with all the duties of common seamanship.