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sailor

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sail·or  (slr)
n.
1. One who serves in a navy or works on a ship.
2. One who travels by water.
3. A low-crowned straw hat with a flat top and flat brim.

sailor [ˈseɪlə]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) any member of a ship's crew, esp one below the rank of officer
2. a person who sails, esp with reference to the likelihood of his becoming seasick a good sailor
3. (Clothing & Fashion) short for sailor hat, sailor suit
sailorly  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sailorsailor - any member of a ship's crew          
hand - a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"
lascar - an East Indian sailor
Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, gob, Jack, tar - a man who serves as a sailor
skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
water dog, water rat - a person who enjoys being in or on the water
yachtsman, yachtswoman - a person who owns or sails a yacht
2.sailorsailor - a serviceman in the navy            
coastguardsman - a member of a coastguard
Navy SEAL, SEAL - a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land"
military man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
striker - someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating
submariner - a member of the crew of a submarine
3.sailorsailor - a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
chapeau, hat, lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

sailor
noun mariner, marine, seaman, salt, tar (informal), hearty (informal), navigator, sea dog, seafarer, matelot (slang, chiefly Brit.), Jack Tar, seafaring man, lascar, leatherneck (slang) A navy spokesman said one sailor is still missing.
Translations
sailor [ˈseɪləʳ]
A. Nmarinero m
to be a bad sailormarearse fácilmente
to be a good sailorno marearse
B. CPD sailor hat Nsombrero m de marinero
sailor suit Ntraje m de marinero(de niño)

sailor [ˈseɪlər] nmarin m, matelot m
He's a sailor → Il est marin.

sailor
n
Seemann m; (in navy) → Matrose m, → Matrosin f; (= sportsman)Segler(in) m(f); sailor suitMatrosenanzug m; hello sailor (hum)hallo Süßer
(fig) to be a good/bad sailorseefest/nicht seefest sein

sailor [ˈseɪləʳ] nmarinaio
to be a bad sailor → soffrire il mal di mare
sailor [ˈseɪləʳ] nmarinaio
to be a bad sailor → soffrire il mal di mare

sailor بحَّار námořník sømand Matrose ναύτης marinero merimies marin mornar marinaio 船員 선원 zeeman sjømann żeglarz marinheiro моряк sjöman ลูกเรือ bahriyeli thủy thủ 水手


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I stood out against it with all my might, was rather for scuttling the boat and perishing together among the sharks that followed us; but when Helmar said that if his proposal was accepted we should have drink, the sailor came round to him.
The engagement commenced with about two hundred chops administered by the short sailor and the tall sailor alternately, without producing any particular result, until the short sailor was chopped down on one knee; but this was nothing to him, for he worked himself about on the one knee with the assistance of his left hand, and fought most desperately until the tall sailor chopped his sword out of his grasp.
In the shade sat a little boy dressed in sailor clothes, who was digging a hole in the earth with a bit of wood.
 
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