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seafarer

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sea·far·er  (sfârr)
n.
1. A sailor or mariner.
2. One who travels by sea.

seafarer [ˈsiːˌfɛərə]
n
1. a traveller who goes by sea
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a less common word for sailor
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.seafarerseafarer - a man who serves as a sailor        
able seaman, able-bodied seaman - a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills
bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosun - a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
deckhand, roustabout - a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
helmsman, steerer, steersman - the person who steers a ship
bargee, bargeman, lighterman - someone who operates a barge
ship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
pilot - a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
crewman, sailor - any member of a ship's crew
sea lawyer - an argumentative and contentious seaman
whaler - a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
Translations
seafarer [ˈsiːˌfɛərəʳ] Nmarinero m
seafarer [ˈsiːfɛərər] nnavigateur/trice m/f, marin m
seafarer [ˈsiːˌfɛərəʳ] nnavigatore m, navigante m
seafarer [ˈsiːˌfɛərəʳ] nnavigatore m, navigante m


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It is thus, if there is any rule, that we ought to die--neither as victim nor as fanatic, but as the seafarer who can greet with an equal eye the deep that he is entering, and the shore that he must leave.
Then he arose quickly, like a seafarer who all at once seeth the land; and he shouted for joy: for he saw a new truth.
Those be seafarers coming up from their ships which lie at the quays at the city's edge.
 
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