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sea·far·er

(sē′fâr′ər)

1. A sailor or mariner.

2. A person who travels by sea.

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seafarer

(ˈsiːˌfɛərə)

1. a traveller who goes by sea

2. (Nautical Terms) a less common word for sailor

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sea•far•er

(ˈsiˌfɛər ər)

n.

1. a sailor.

2. a traveler on the sea.

[1505–1515]

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Noun

seafarer - a man who serves as a sailor

Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seaman, gob, Jack, tar

able seaman, able-bodied seaman - a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills

boatswain, bo's'n, bos'n, bosun, bo'sun - a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

deckhand, roustabout - a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor

helmsman, steerer, steersman - the person who steers a ship

bargee, bargeman, lighterman - someone who operates a barge

ship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"

pilot - a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor

crewman, sailor - any member of a ship's crew

sea lawyer - an argumentative and contentious seaman

whaler - a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales

seafarer

noun

A person engaged in sailing or working on a ship:

jack (uppercase), jack-tar, mariner, navigator, sailor, sea dog, seaman.

Informal: salt, tar.

Slang: gob.

Translations

marinaio navigatore

seafarer

[ˈsiːˌfɛərəʳ] N → marinero m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

seafarer

[ˈsiːfɛərə^r] n → navigateur/trice m/f, marin m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

seafarer

[ˈsiːˌfɛərəʳ] n → navigatore m, navigante m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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