Definition of seaman

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of seaman is as below...

Seaman (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..

Lern More About Seaman

Tarpaulin :: Tarpaulin (n.) Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar..
Seaman :: Seaman (n.) A merman; the male of the mermaid.
Fresh-water :: Fresh-water (a.) Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor..
Waister :: Waister (n.) A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war..
Shipshape :: Shipshape (adv.) In a shipshape or seamanlike manner.
Landman :: Landman (n.) A man who lives or serves on land; -- opposed to seaman.
Sailing :: Sailing (n.) The art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as, globular sailing; oblique sailing..
Waterman :: Waterman (n.) A man who plies for hire on rivers, lakes, or canals, or in harbors, in distinction from a seaman who is engaged on the high seas; a man who manages fresh-water craft; a boatman; a ferryman..
Expertness :: Expertness (n.) Skill derived from practice; readiness; as, expertness in seamanship, or in reasoning..
Shipman :: Shipman (n.) A seaman, or sailor..
Able :: Able (superl.) Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman, soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain; able to play on a piano..
Privateersman :: Privateersman (n.) An officer or seaman of a privateer.
Marinership :: Marinership (n.) Seamanship.
Seaman :: Seaman (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..
Sailor :: Sailor (n.) 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.
Mariner :: Mariner (n.) One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.
Seamanlike :: Seamanlike (a.) Having or showing the skill of a practical seaman.
Tar :: Tar (n.) A sailor; a seaman.
Navigation :: Navigation (n.) The management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics of traveling by water; seamanship..
Seamanship :: Seamanship (n.) The skill of a good seaman; the art, or skill in the art, of working a ship..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us