sailor girl
- noun
- /ˈseɪlər ɡɜrl/
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marinera
- During the ceremony, the sailor girl received her uniform and badge from the captain.
Examples
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As a sailor girl, she felt a deep sense of duty to protect her country at sea.
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"Gregg tells Judy, "So you're the one who wants to be a sailor girl."
Fiction book (1990) -
Beau carried Pearl, who looked adorable in the little sailor girl P217 outfit we had bought her.
Fiction book (1995) -
The sailor girl stood proudly on the ship, ready to embark on her first mission.
Synonyms
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2.3
A person who works in the navy on a military ship
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6.0
A person who works on a ship at sea
A woman who works in the military at sea
A woman training to be a navy officer holding a junior rank
A woman sailor on a merchant ship who is fully trained in deck and safety duties
A woman sailor trained and qualified for special duties on a ship
A person on a ship who is fully trained to do all normal jobs
A woman who works with others on a ship, plane, or film set
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a female sailor' is directly and compositionally derived from 'sailor' (naval crew member) + 'girl' (female person), so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the compound denotes a female sailor. The noun+noun/attributive pattern is common across languages and English, making the expression transparently interpretable despite minor register nuances in using 'girl' for an adult woman.
Etymology
Sailor girl may come from the simple picture of a girl in a sailor uniform or a young woman working on a ship. That's why the phrase means 'a female sailor'.