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 | |
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It is 1804 -- a historic year in America -- the year that Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the Corps of Discovery set out for their now-legendary exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, departing St. Louis to travel across the country to the Pacific Ocean and back. In this fictionalized biography of the journey based upon the journals of Lewis, Clark, and other members of the team, an unheralded member of the Corps, Seaman, a 150-pound Newfoundland dog, is introduced to young historians. more details ... |
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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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