English noun: seaman |
1. | seaman (person) a man who serves as a sailor |
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| Synonyms | gob, Jack, Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, tar |
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| Broader (hypernym) | crewman, sailor |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | able seaman, able-bodied seaman, bargee, bargeman, bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosun, deckhand, helmsman, lighterman, officer, pilot, roustabout, sea lawyer, ship's officer, steerer, steersman, whaler |
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2. | Seaman (person) muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922) |
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| Synonyms | Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, Elizabeth Seaman, Nellie Bly |
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| Instance hypernym | journalist |
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