noun
seaman
SEE-muhn
noun
1
A sailor, especially one serving on a ship.
"The old seaman had spent forty years crewing merchant vessels."
2
A junior naval rank below petty officer.
"He enlisted as an ordinary seaman straight out of school."
How to Use Seaman
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA sailor, or a specific junior rank in the navy.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
seamen plural, Seamans plural
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Etymology
From Old English sǣmann, equivalent to sea + man.