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SAILOR
boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hat
(noun) a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
bluejacket, navy man, sailor, sailor boy
(noun) a serviceman in the navy
sailor, crewman
(noun) any member of a ship’s crew
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sailor (plural sailors)
A person in the business of navigating ships or other vessels
Someone knowledgeable in the practical management of ships.
A member of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.
A person who sails sailing boats as a sport or recreation.
Coordinate term: yachtsman
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Neptis, Pseudoneptis and Phaedyma, having white markings on a dark base and commonly flying by gliding.
Synonyms
• See sailor
Anagrams
• Lorias, Losari, Solari
Proper noun
Sailor (plural Sailors)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sailor is the 12789th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2412 individuals. Sailor is most common among White (70.98%) and Black/African American (21.64%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Lorias, Losari, Solari
Source: Wiktionary
Sail"or, n.
Definition: 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.
Syn.
– Mariner; seaman; seafarer. Sailor's choice. (Zoöl.) (a) An excellent marine food fish (Diplodus, or Lagodon, rhomboides) of the Southern United States; -- called also porgy, squirrel fish, yellowtail, and salt-water bream. (b) A species of grunt (Orthopristis, or Pomadasys, chrysopterus), an excellent food fish, common on the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also hogfish, and pigfish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTUITIVELY
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