Definition & Meaning of "seaman"in English

Seaman

a person who works on a ship, especially one who helps operate or take care of the ship but is not an officer

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Human

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

gender specific

Plural form

seamen

Masculine Singular

seaman

Female Singular

seawoman

neutral form

sailor

Examples

The seaman helped tie the ship to the dock.

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seamanlike

seamanship

seaman

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