Meaning of SEAMAN
| Pronunciation: | | 'seemun
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- [n] a man who serves as a sailor
- [n] muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
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| | Synonyms: | | Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, Elizabeth Seaman, gob, Jack, Jack-tar, mariner, Nellie Bly, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, tar |
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| | See Also: | | able seaman, able-bodied seaman, bargee, bargeman, boatswain, bo's'n, bos'n, bosun, bo'sun, crewman, deckhand, helmsman, journalist, lighterman, officer, pilot, roustabout, sailor, sea lawyer, ship's officer, steerer, steersman, whaler | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Sea"man\, n.; pl. {Seamen}.
A merman; the male of the mermaid. [R.] ``Not to mention
mermaids or seamen.'' --Locke.
\Sea"man\, n.; pl. {Seamen}. [AS. s[ae]man.]
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}.
{Able seaman}, a sailor who is practically conversant with
all the duties of common seamanship.
{ordinary seaman}. See {Ordinary}.
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