seafarer
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈsiːˌfɛrər/
:
marinero
- Seafarers often board their vessels in the early morning to prepare for a long day at sea.
- Portuguese seafarers
Examples
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Many seafarers spend months at a time away from their families while working on ships.
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Most Maya seafarers hugged the coast, using landmarks, shrines, and lookout towers as navigational aids.
Academic text (1991) -
The Coast Guard has direct authority to regulate U.S. seafarers and port workers.
Academic text (2005) -
Each man's as good a seafarer as you'll find, but most have yet another skill.
Fiction book (1995) -
400,000 seafarers are from four countries: the Philippines, Indonesia, India, and China.
Academic text (2005) -
As a practical matter, cooperation is essential if maritime security for the straits and its seafarers is to be achieved.
Academic text (2005) -
Salaries often go unpaid: the International Workers' Federation, which represents seafarers, recovered 30 million in unpaid wages last year.
Academic text (2016) -
Fishing pioneers are among the most innovative entrepreneurs and the most daring seafarers.
Academic text (2005) -
Riding on replica sailing rafts, modern-day navigators retrace the routes of ancient Ecuadorian seafarers.
Academic text (2002) -
The seafarer navigated the rough waters skillfully, ensuring the safety of the crew and cargo.
Synonyms
78
2.3
A person who works in the navy on a military ship
59
2.8
A person who works on a ship as a crew member below the officers
53
6.0
A person who works on a ship at sea
16
9.9
An old informal name for a sailor in the navy
8
7.2
A person who works on a boat that goes under the sea
7
8.6
A person who works on a ship doing basic jobs
4
9.9
An old informal name for a sailor who works on ships
3
6.9
A sailor who has worked at sea for many years
1
8.0
An older sailor who has spent many years at sea
A sailor who works on a ship
A person who works on a ship, often in the British navy
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Seafarer is simply sea + farer, where farer comes from an old word meaning 'to travel' and is like wayfarer. So a seafarer is someone who 'travels the sea' or works on it.