- sailor
- nounADJECTIVE▪ avid (AmE), keen (BrE)▪ experienced, good▪ inexperienced▪ merchant▪ drunken▪ drowned, shipwreckedSAILOR + NOUN▪ outfit (esp. AmE), suit▪ hat (sailor's hat in BrE)
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Sailor V — コードネームはセーラーＶ (Kōdo nēmu ha sērā bi) Type Shōjo Genre Magical girl Manga Auteur Naoko Takeuchi Éditeur … Wikipédia en Français
Sailor — Album par Steve Miller Sortie Janvier 1969 Enregistrement 1968 Durée 34 : 33 Genre Rock Producteur Gly … Wikipédia en Français
Sailor — Sail or, 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sailor — Person who navigates ships or assists in the conduct, maintenance, or service of ships. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. sailor Person who navigates ships or assists in the conduct, ma … Law dictionary
sailor — c.1400, sailer, agent noun from SAIL (Cf. sail) (v.). Spelling with o emerged c.1500, probably by influence of tailor, etc., to distinguish the meaning seaman, mariner from thing that sails. It replaced much older SEAMAN (Cf. seaman) and MARINER… … Etymology dictionary
sailor — sailor, sailer The spelling is sailor when referring to a person, and sailer when referring to a ship in relation to its performance, e.g. a slow sailer … Modern English usage
sailor — [n] person who travels by sea ablebodied sailor, bluejacket*, boater, cadet, circumnavigator, deck hand, diver, hearty*, jack*, lascar*, marine, mariner, mate, middy, midshipman/woman, navigator, old salt*, pilot, pirate, salt*, sea dog*,… … New thesaurus
sailor — ► NOUN 1) a person who works as a member of the crew of a commercial or naval ship or boat. 2) a person who sails as a sport or for recreation. 3) (a good/bad sailor) a person who rarely (or often) becomes seasick … English terms dictionary
sailor — [sā′lər] n. [ME sailer] 1. a person who makes a living by sailing; mariner; seaman 2. a) an enlisted man in the navy b) any person in the navy 3. a person sailing on a vessel, as affected by seasickness [a good or bad sailor] … English World dictionary
sailor — *mariner, seaman, tar, gob, bluejacket … New Dictionary of Synonyms
