as in mariner
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
the sailors were glad to be arriving in port after their long voyage
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Recent Examples of sailor
In the Navy, one approach to meeting sailors’ needs involves offering more chaplain support.
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Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
Officials also found that the scabbard of Robert. E. Lee was cut off and missing, and the right arm of the shoulder on the Confederate soldiers and sailors monument had been cut off.
—Cale Ahearn, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2025
In the film, Craig portrays an American living in 1950s Mexico City who falls in love with a U.S. sailor.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Each one is about 8 feet (2.4 meters) long, powered by four slender thrusters, and requires three sailors to carefully maneuver it above the water before dropping it the last foot into the sea.
—Sarah Dean, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
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Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
Officials also found that the scabbard of Robert. E. Lee was cut off and missing, and the right arm of the shoulder on the Confederate soldiers and sailors monument had been cut off.
—Cale Ahearn, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2025
In the film, Craig portrays an American living in 1950s Mexico City who falls in love with a U.S. sailor.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Each one is about 8 feet (2.4 meters) long, powered by four slender thrusters, and requires three sailors to carefully maneuver it above the water before dropping it the last foot into the sea.
—Sarah Dean, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailor
Noun
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Zoom in: The name change, first reported by Bloomberg, will affect everything from routine marine forecasts for mariners to tropical storm and hurricane forecasts.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
13 Feb. 2025
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After the Nazis invaded Denmark during World War II, the US stepped up to help to protect Greenland, and Dans’ grandfather was part of that effort as a merchant mariner.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Your mobile device is your lifeline in new territory, serving not only as a means of communication but also a GPS navigator, a language translator, and more.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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The sailors must be meteorologists, engineers, mechanics, navigators, and problem solvers all the time.—
George Allen,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
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Wilkerson read extensively about the Black Jacks, free and enslaved Black seamen who manned ships during the 18th and 19th centuries, as research.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Setting things in motion was the dropping off of a drunk seaman at NIS, by a Shore Patrol officer who was in a rush to a hot date and didn’t have time for a proper handoff to the MPs.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
9 Dec. 2024
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“Sailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailor. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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