What does sailor mean?
Definitions for sailor
ˈseɪ lərsailor
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word sailor.
Princeton's WordNet
sailor, crewmannoun
any member of a ship's crew
bluejacket, navy man, sailor, sailor boynoun
a serviceman in the navy
boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hatnoun
a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
Wiktionary
sailornoun
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.
Etymology: From sailer.
Webster Dictionary
Sailornoun
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
Freebase
Sailor
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists as a crew member in their operation and maintenance. The term blue jacket or bluejacket may be used for British or US Navy sailors, the latter especially when deployed ashore as infantry. The Bluejacket's Manual is the basic handbook for United States Navy personnel. 700,000 of the world's mariners come from the Philippines, being the world's largest origin of seafarers. Etymologically, the name "sailor" preserves the memory of the time when ships were commonly powered by sails, but it applies to the personnel of all vessels, whatever their mode of propulsion, and includes military maritime personnel and members of the merchant marine as well as recreational sailors. The term "seaman" is frequently used in the particular sense of a sailor who is not an officer.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
SAILOR
A man who makes his living on water but never touches it on shore.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
sailor
A man trained in managing a ship, either at sea or in harbour. A thorough sailor is the same with mariner and seaman, but as every one of the crew is dubbed a sailor, there is much difference in the absolute meaning of the term. (See MARINER and SEAMAN.)
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Rank popularity for the word 'sailor' in Nouns Frequency: #2752
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sailor in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sailor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of sailor in a Sentence
There was a period during these negotiations when he was still spending money like a drunken sailor.
Pilate listened to the crowd. What sailor listens to the swell ? (Pilate écouta la foule. - Quel marin écoute la houle ?)
The sailor dies in what makes him live. We will die in the air and in hope. (Marin meurt dans ce qui le fait vivre. Nous mourrons dans l’air et dans l’espoir)
When you will be sailing happily in the blue ocean, thinking that life is all fun. Precisely at that moment still, you will be attracted by Siren's lethal skill. Never forget that Siren is the creature of the Fey, who will ruthlessly steal your heart away. Don't ever dare to look into her beautiful eyes, you will be left alone with your sad sighs and pitiful cries. In the journey of life, Siren's call comes with a price to pay, for the poor sailor who loses his life to that beautiful creature of the Fey.
One of the main sources of inspiration was for me my childhood in Iceland where the harbour,... where I spent a lot of time as my father was a sailor, sometimes filled up with boats so you could cross the harbour by going from one deck to the next.
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- بحارArabic
- матросBelarusian
- морякBulgarian
- martolodBreton
- maríCatalan, Valencian
- námořníkCzech
- morwrWelsh
- matrosDanish
- Seemann, MatroseGerman
- ναυτικός, ναύτηςGreek
- maristino, maristoEsperanto
- marineroSpanish
- ملاحPersian
- matruusi, merimiesFinnish
- sjómaðurFaroese
- matelot, marinFrench
- loingear, seòladair, maraiche, muireachScottish Gaelic
- mariñeiroGalician
- marrinaghManx
- מלחHebrew
- matróz, hajós, tengerészHungarian
- նավաստիArmenian
- sjóari, sjómaðurIcelandic
- navigante, marinaio, marittimoItalian
- 船員, 船乗り, セーラー, 水夫, 水兵Japanese
- მეზღვაურიGeorgian
- កម្មករនាវាKhmer
- 선원, 수병Korean
- nautaLatin
- jūreivė, jūreivisLithuanian
- kuģiniece, kuģinieks, jūrniece, jūrnieksLatvian
- hēramana, kaumoanaMāori
- kelasi, anak kapalMalay
- baħriMaltese
- matroosDutch
- seiler, sjømann, matrosNorwegian
- chʼah łigai, táłkááʼ siláoNavajo, Navaho
- ନାବିକOriya
- marynarz, żeglarzPolish
- marinheiro, marujoPortuguese
- marinar, matroz, matelotRomanian
- матрос, морякRussian
- سيلانيSindhi
- морнар, mornarSerbo-Croatian
- námornikSlovak
- sjöman, matrosSwedish
- bahariaSwahili
- నావికుడుTelugu
- bahhar, seylani, mellah, bahriyeliTurkish
- матросUkrainian
- نااختUrdu
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