ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Seafarer

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈsiˌfɛɹɚ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Seafarer is a noun meaning Someone whose occupation is operating a ship or boat at sea, for either civilian or military purposes.

Meaning

Someone whose occupation is operating a ship or boat at sea, for either civilian or military purposes.

More Meanings

  1. Anyone who travels by sea.

Example Sentences

An intergovernmental panel will draw up plans to relieve seafarers who have been stuck at sea during a crisis.
Clearly the earliest Australians were seafarers who landed there tens of thousands of years ago; our quest to know more about them — did they come from Melanesia? what kind of boats did they have? were they blown out to sea by a storm? — is ongoing.

Word Forms

Synonyms for seafarer

Depending on context, synonyms include mariner, seaman, sailor, tar, jack-tar, sea dog.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mariner, seaman, tar, jack-tar, gob, sea dog.

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