seaman
Plural: seamen
Noun
- A person who works on a ship; a sailor.
- a man who serves as a sailor
- muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
- Synonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.
- A person of the lowest rank in the Navy, below able seaman.
- An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice.
- A merman; the male of the mermaid.
Examples
- The SEAMAN of the board navigated through consonants to find the perfect vowel.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English seeman, seman, from Old English sǣmann. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Seemon (“seaman, sailor”), West Frisian seeman (“seaman, sailor”), Dutch zeeman (“seaman, sailor”), German Low German Seemann (“seaman, sailor”), German Seemann (“seaman, sailor”), Swedish sjöman (“seaman, sailor”), Norwegian sjømann (“seaman, sailor”). Equivalent to sea + -man.
Synonyms
Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, Elizabeth Seaman, gob, Jack, Jack-tar, mariner, Nellie Bly, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, tar, particularly on a maritime vessel, sailor
Scrabble Score: 8
seaman: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordseaman: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
seaman: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary