SAILORS

Noun

sailors

plural of sailor

Anagrams

• Solaris

Proper noun

Sailors

plural of Sailor

Anagrams

• Solaris

Source: Wiktionary


SAILOR

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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