 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sailor
noun
1: any member of a ship's crew [syn: {crewman}]
2: a serviceman in the navy [syn: {bluejacket}, {navy man}, {sailor
boy}]
3: a stiff straw hat with a flat crown [syn: {boater}, {leghorn},
{Panama}, {Panama hat}, {skimmer}, {straw hat}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sailor \Sail"or\, noun
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 rhomboides},
syn. {Lagodon rhomboides}) of the Southern United States;
-- called also {porgy}, {squirrel fish}, {yellowtail},
and {salt-water bream}.
(b) A species of grunt ({Orthopristis chrysopterus} syn.
{Pomadasys chrysopterus}), an excellent food fish common
on the southern coasts of the United States; -- called
also {hogfish}, and {pigfish}.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
96 Moby Thesaurus words for "sailor":
AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Neptune, OD,
Poseidon, Varuna, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, adventurer,
alpinist, astronaut, bluejacket, boatman, buccaneer, camper,
captain, climber, comers and goers, commuter, cosmopolite, cruiser,
deep-sea man, excursionist, explorer, fair-weather sailor, fare,
fisherman, globe-girdler, globe-trotter, gob, goer, hajji, hearty,
jack, jack afloat, jack-tar, jacky, jet set, jet-setter, journeyer,
limey, lobsterman, mariner, matelot, mountaineer, navigator,
old salt, palmer, passenger, passerby, pathfinder, pilgrim,
pioneer, pirate, privateer, rubberneck, rubbernecker, salt,
sea dog, sea rover, seafarer, seafaring man, seaman, shellback,
shipman, sightseer, skipper, straphanger, swab, swabbie, tar,
tarpaulin, tourer, tourist, trailblazer, trailbreaker, transient,
traveler, trekker, tripper, viator, viking, visiting fireman,
voortrekker, voyager, voyageur, water dog, wayfarer, whaler,
windjammer, windsailor, world-traveler, yachtsman
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