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English noun: seaman

1. seaman (person) a man who serves as a sailor


Synonymsgob, Jack, Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, tar


Broader (hypernym)crewman, sailor


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

2. Seaman (person) muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)


SynonymsElizabeth Cochrane Seaman, Elizabeth Seaman, Nellie Bly


Instance hypernymjournalist









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