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Definition of Seaman
1. Noun. A man who serves as a sailor.
Specialized synonyms: Able Seaman, Able-bodied Seaman, Bo's'n, Bo'sun, Boatswain, Bos'n, Bosun, Deckhand, Roustabout, Helmsman, Steerer, Steersman, Bargee, Bargeman, Lighterman, Officer, Ship's Officer, Pilot, Sea Lawyer, Whaler
Generic synonyms: Crewman, Sailor
Derivative terms: Seamanly, Seamanship
2. Noun. Muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922).
Definition of Seaman
1. n. A merman; the male of the mermaid.
2. n. 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.
Definition of Seaman
1. Noun. A mariner or sailor, one who mans a ship. Opposed to landman or landsman. ¹
2. Noun. (British Navy) The lowest ranking in the Navy, below Able Seaman. ¹
3. Noun. (US Navy) An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice. ¹
4. Noun. A merman; the male of the mermaid. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Seaman
1. a sailor [n SEAMEN] : SEAMANLY [adj] - See also: sailor
Medical Definition of Seaman
1. A merman; the male of the mermaid. "Not to mention mermaids or seamen." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seaman
Literary usage of Seaman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1862)
"On the Pensacola—John Ryan, Quartermaster, mortally ; George Mowry, Quartermaster,
mortally ; Jonathan Roberts, ordinary seaman, severely ; Michael ..."
2. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1862)
"On the Richmond—John Gordon, seaman, severely ; Charles A. Benson, ordinary seaman,
... On the Iroquois—James Noland, seaman, mortally ; Walter J. White, ..."
3. Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued by the Secretary of ...by New York (State) by New York (State) (1860)
"seaman, Enoc, and Mary Smith, " xxix. 136 1762. June 1. seaman, Gilbert, and Mary
Post, " vL 178 1763. July 5. seaman, Isaac, and Phebe Jackson, " vn. ..."
4. A Dictionary Practical, Theoretical and Historical of Commerce and by John Ramsay McCulloch (1842)
"But no such forfeitures •hall be incurred unless the fact of the seaman's temporary
absence, neglect of duty, or quitting the ship be duly entered in the ..."
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