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seaman
/ˈsiːmən/
noun 4name 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
able, clean
VERB + SEAMAN
accomplished, became
SEAMAN + NOUN
apprentice, entry-level
PREP.
on
Definitions
noun
1
Synonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.
But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.
2
A person of the lowest rank in the Navy, below able seaman.
3
An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice.
4
A merman; the male of the mermaid.
, Book III not to mention what is confidently reported of mermaids, or sea-men
name
1
A surname originating as an occupation.
2
A village in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States, named after the Seaman family.
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But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the re
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, Book III not to mention what is confidently reported of mermaids, or sea-men
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Many moons ago, I was a seaman.
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Tom is a seaman.
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The seaman apprentice, sitting on a stool in a bar, ordered a beer while waiting for his basket of fish and chips.
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Sami became an accomplished seaman.
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