Definition of seaman

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Seaman (n.) One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea; a mariner; a sailor; -- applied both to officers and common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to landman, or landsman..

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Tarpaulin :: Tarpaulin (n.) Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar..
Seaman :: Seaman (n.) One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea; a mariner; a sailor; -- applied both to officers and common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to landman, or landsman..
Waister :: Waister (n.) A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war..
Seamanlike :: Seamanlike (a.) Having or showing the skill of a practical seaman.
Fresh-water :: Fresh-water (a.) Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor..
Mariner :: Mariner (n.) One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.
Shipman :: Shipman (n.) A seaman, or sailor..
Landsman :: Landsman (n.) One who lives on the land; -- opposed to seaman.
Sailor :: Sailor (n.) One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.
Marinership :: Marinership (n.) Seamanship.
Expertness :: Expertness (n.) Skill derived from practice; readiness; as, expertness in seamanship, or in reasoning..
Sailing :: Sailing (n.) The art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as, globular sailing; oblique sailing..
Seaman :: Seaman (n.) A merman; the male of the mermaid.
Shipshape :: Shipshape (adv.) In a shipshape or seamanlike manner.
Deserter :: Deserter (n.) One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion..
Able :: Able (superl.) Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman, soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain; able to play on a piano..
Seamanship :: Seamanship (n.) The skill of a good seaman; the art, or skill in the art, of working a ship..
Tar :: Tar (n.) A sailor; a seaman.
Afterguard :: Afterguard (n.) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails..
Waterman :: Waterman (n.) A man who plies for hire on rivers, lakes, or canals, or in harbors, in distinction from a seaman who is engaged on the high seas; a man who manages fresh-water craft; a boatman; a ferryman..
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