Complete Definition of "seaman"

wikipedia|dab=seaman (disambiguation)|seaman
English

Pronunciation
SAMPA|/"si:m@n/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-iːmən|-iːmən

Homophones
seamen, semen

Etymology
sea + man

Noun
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en-noun|seamen

  1. A mariner or sailor, one who mans a ship. Opposed to landman or landsman.
  2. A naval rank, same level as private in the army.
  3. A merman; the male of the mermaid.

#:Not to mention mermaids or seamen. — w:Locke|Locke.

Translations
trans-top|mariner or sailor
Czech: námořník m
Dutch: matroos m, zeeman m
Finnish: merimies
Greek: ναυτικός m
Italian: marinaio m
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Portuguese: marinheiro m
Russian: моряк (mor'ák) m, матрос (matrós) m
Swedish: sjöman c
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trans-top|naval rank
Dutch: matroos m
Finnish: matruusi
trans-mid
Greek: ναύτης m
Russian: матрос (matrós) m
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ttbc|Arabic: بحار (báħħar) m
ttbc|Chinese: 海員, 海员 (hǎiyuán)
ttbc|Estonian: meremees
ttbc|French: marin m
ttbc|German: Matrose m
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ttbc|Hungarian: tengerész, matróz
ttbc|Japanese: 水夫 (súifu)
ttbc|Korean: ì„ ì› (seonweon)
ttbc|Latin: nauta m, navita m
ttbc|Spanish: marinero m

Related terms
AB
able seaman
able-bodied seaman
ordinary seaman

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