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# seaman

noun (a seaman, seamen)

«seaman» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sailor, especially one who is not an officer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaman/#m1)
2. A person who is good at sailing a ship: a fine seaman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaman/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in history and sea stories, and in navies: «Able Seaman». In The Wind in the Willows the Sea Rat is a travelling seaman who tells the Water Rat of ports and sea voyages and almost tempts him to leave the river. In geography: sailors on cargo ships today.

### Examples

- The old seaman told stories of faraway ports. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaman/#x1)
- The Sea Rat was a seafaring seaman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaman/#x2)
- Every seaman on board helped with the sails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaman/#x3)
- He was an Able Seaman in the Royal Navy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaman/#x4)
- The seamen pulled up the anchor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaman/#x5)
- A good seaman can read the weather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaman/#x6)

### Note

Plural: seamen. Today «sailor» or «seafarer» is more usual and includes women.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «seaman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seaman/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«seaman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/seaman.html) on Mova free.