seafarern.
/ˈsiːfɛːrə/ A traveller by sea, esp. one whose life is spent in voyaging, a sailor.
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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > [noun]
shipmanc900
seamanOE
buscarlOE
shipperc1100
ship-gumec1275
marinerc1300
skipper1390
marinela1400
waterman1421
maryneller1470
seafarer1513
sea-fardingera1550
navigator1574
marinec1575
sailer1585
Triton1589
Neptunist1593
canvas-climber1609
sea-crab1609
tar-lubber1610
Neptunian1620
salt-rover1620
sailora1642
tarpaulin1647
otter1650
water dog1652
tarpauliana1656
Jack1659
tar1676
sea-animal1707
Jack tar1709
sailor-man1761
tarry-breeks1786
hearty1790
ocean-farera1806
tarry-jacket1822
Jacky1826
nautical1831
salt water1839
matelotc1847
knight of the tar-brush1866
main-yard man1867
gobby1883
tarry-John1888
blue jersey1889
lobscouser1889
flat-foot1897
handyman1899
1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid v. xiii. 30 From the eft schip wprais anone the wind, And followit fast the se fararis behind.
1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles xi. 41 Yet for the loue Of this poore Infant, this fresh new sea-farer, I would it [the flaw] would be quiet. View more context for this quotation
1654 R. Vilvain tr. Enchiridium Epigr. iii. lxxi. 73 The 7 famous Sailers or Seafarers, who gav a girdle to the Geographic Globe.
1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. 180 A wand'ring merchant he frequents the main, Some mean sea-farer in pursuit of gain.
1876 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (rev. ed.) I. ii. 27 Stephen Gomez, an able Portuguese seafarer.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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