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Definition of seaman noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

seaman

noun
 
/ˈsiːmən/
 
/ˈsiːmən/
(plural seamen
 
/ˈsiːmən/
 
/ˈsiːmən/
)
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  1. a member of the navy or a sailor on a ship below the rank of an officer
    • Seaman Bates
    • a merchant seaman
    see also able seaman, leading seaman, master seaman, ordinary seamanTopics War and conflictc1, Transport by waterc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySeaman is used after these nouns:
    • merchant
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    Word OriginOld English sǣman (see sea, man).
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