any of the members of the lowest rank of a ship's company, an ordinary sailor; cf. common soldier n.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > [noun] > ordinary seaman (11) common sailor1698 any of the members of the lowest rank of a ship's company, an ordinary sailor; cf. common soldier n. ordinary seaman1702 a sailor of the lowest grade, ranking below an able seaman; abbreviation O.S. (see O, n.1 initialisms 1). OS1802 ordinary seaman. ranker1890 Military. A person in the ranks; a soldier, etc., who is not an officer. O.D.1916 ordinary seaman. hostile ord1919 an ordinary seaman who joins the Navy in wartime for the period of hostilities only. erk1925 A naval rating. white hat1952 U.S. Navy slang. An enlisted seaman. rate1977 Nautical. The class or rank of a member of a ship's crew; (also in plural) the members of a crew belonging to this class; = rating, n.1 2. Subcategories:— leading seaman (2) |
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