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
- 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
- seafarers
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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