English Explanatory Dictionary

seaman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.
  2. A person of the lowest rank in the Navy, below able seaman.
  3. An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice.
  4. A merman; the male of the mermaid.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. A village in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States, named after the Seaman family.

Pronunciation

/ˈsiːmən/ en-us-seaman.ogg

Word forms

seaman seamen Seamans

Etymology

From Middle English seeman, seman, from Old English sǣmann. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Seemon (“seaman, sailor”), West Frisian seeman (“seaman, sailor”), Dutch zeeman (“seaman, sailor”), German Low German Seemann (“seaman, sailor”), German Seemann (“seaman, sailor”), Swedish sjöman (“seaman, sailor”), Norwegian sjømann (“seaman, sailor”). Equivalent to sea + -man.

Synonyms

lobscouser mariner matelot seafarer shipper waterman sailor particularly on a maritime vessel

Related words

AB

Derived words

able-bodied seaman able seaman leading seaman master seaman merchant seaman ordinary seaman seamancraft seamanlike seamanly seaman recruit seamanship underseaman

Translations

Bulgarian: матрос Chinese Mandarin: 水兵 Dutch: matroos Erzya: ведюшман Finnish: ylimatruusi Finnish: matruusi French: matelot German: Matrose Greek: ναύτης Hindi: नाविक Japanese: 水兵 Korean: 수병 Macedonian: по́морец Māori: hēramana Polish: marynarz Russian: матро́с Ukrainian: матро́с
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