packetariann.
/pakᵻˈtɛːrɪən/, U.S. /ˌpækəˈtɛriən/ U.S. Now historical and rare.
A member of the crew of a packet-boat; a merchant seaman.
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1867 Galaxy 1 Apr. 725 A Packetarian is a sailor, yet a sailor is not necessarily a Packetarian... The name Packetarian embraces not only the seamen who man the sailing packets that cross the stormy Atlantic, but also those who sail on board the Californian and Australian clippers.
1882 Harper's Mag. July 281/1 The typical ‘Jack’ of the pre-propeller age—the ‘packetarian’, and the able seaman of the clipper-ship fleet—has..utterly vanished.
1930 R. Clements Grey Seas 110 No ‘packetarians’ these days, Mr. Findlay.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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