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sailor

sailor

13 8.1
A stiff straw hat with a flat top worn in summer or with a uniform
  • noun
  • /ˈseɪlər/
  • Archaic
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  • My bridesmaids will wear sailor hats.
  • sailor hat
  • sailor suit
  • sailor outfit

I will say I have considered because of one of those things, buying an actual sailor hat, but that's that's not happening anytime soon.

Examples

  • Only we're wearing sailor hats.

  • Put the sailor hat on.

  • I need a sailor hat.

  • I can see him in his sailor hat.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • - Here he is in his sailor outfit.

  • Look, we've got sailor uniforms now too.

  • With his jaunty sailor's cap and his bow tie, Henry was looking his best.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The man took off his sailor hat and smoothed back his thin, oily hair.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • You are in a classy crisp white sailor suit get-up with gold buttons and earrings to match.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • During the summer picnic, she wore a sailor hat to stay cool.

Synonyms

hat
vssailor
1.0

A shaped covering for the head with a brim worn for warmth, protection, or style

is a specific stiff straw form worn in summer and sometimes as uniform wear
straw hat
vssailor
14 1.3

A hat made of straw that protects the face from the sun

is the specific named stiff straw style sometimes used as part of uniforms
Panama hat
vssailor
2 3.8

A light wide-brimmed straw hat people wear to protect from the sun

is a flat crowned stiff straw style rather than a wide sun protector
boater
vssailor
1 7.8

A stiff straw hat with a flat top and narrow brim worn in summer

is used mainly as uniform headwear rather than for ceremonial dress
sunhat
vssailor
1 1.0

A hat with a wide brim that protects your face and neck from the sun

is a flat crowned stiff straw style used sometimes as uniform headwear
skimmer
vssailor
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A stiff straw hat with a flat crown and flat brim worn in summer

is used in modern summer wear and sometimes as part of uniforms
leghorn
vssailor
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A straw hat with a flat top and a stiff brim

is the general stiff straw form sometimes worn as uniform headwear
Panama
vssailor
6.1

A light straw hat with a flat top and a wide brim worn in warm weather

is the same stiff straw form sometimes used as practical uniform headwear
broadbrim hat
vssailor
3.8

A hat with a wide brim that protects your face and neck from the sun

is a stiff flat crowned straw style rather than a simple wide sun brim

Idioms

A person who often uses rude words and swears

Compounds

3 3.2

An outfit for a child or adult that looks like a traditional sailor uniform

1 3.9

A young man who serves in the navy

5.4

A person on a ship who is fully trained to do all normal jobs

A flat round cap with a small or no brim worn by people who work on ships

A woman who works on a ship, often in the navy

Sinbad the Sailor
  • Literature
5.9

A famous sailor in Arabian Nights who has magical sea adventures

Surface Forms

sailor singular
sailors plural

Morphology

sailor = sail (semi-transparent) = sail + or

The hat is named after sailors (people who sail); the morphological structure is clear but the meaning has shifted to a clothing item rather than an agent.

Etymology

Sailor as a hat is named after the people who wore it at sea, because this flat straw style was often worn by sailors, and so the hat kept their name.