sailor
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sailor/ˈseɪlə(r)/
▶noun a person who works as a member of the crew of a commercial or naval ship or boat, especially one who is below the rank of officer.
■ a person who sails as a sport or recreation.
■ (a good/bad sailor) a person who rarely (or often) becomes seasick.
– derivatives
sailorly adjective.
sailorly adjective.
– origin C17: var. of obs. sailer.
'sailor' also found in these Oxford entries:
able seaman
- aeronaut
- aquanaut
- argonaut
- bluejacket
- by-the-wind sailor
- disrate
- huzza
- Jack Tar
- jump
- jumper
- kid
- Lascar
- liberty
- marinara
- mariner
- masthead
- matelot
- middy
- nautical
- nautilus
- navvy
- nuncupative
- ordinary seaman
- rating
- sailor collar
- sailor hat
- sailor suit
- salt
- seabag
- sea chest
- sea dog
- seaman
- shellback
- ship
- shore leave
- swab
- tar
- tarpaulin
- topman
- trapeze
- trick
- wonk
