seaman

sea·man

S0190300 (sē′mən)n.1. A mariner or sailor.2. a. A noncommissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above seaman apprentice and below petty officer.b. One who holds the rank of seaman, seaman apprentice, or seaman recruit.

seaman

(ˈsiːmən) n, pl -men1. (Military) a rating trained in seamanship as opposed to electrical engineering, etc2. (Nautical Terms) a man who serves as a sailor3. a person skilled in seamanship ˈseaman-ˌlike adj ˈseamanly adj, adv

sea•man

(ˈsi mən)

n., pl. -men. 1. a person skilled in seamanship. 2. a person who assists in the sailing and navigating of a vessel, esp. one below the rank of officer; sailor. 3. an enlisted person in the U.S. Navy ranking below petty officer. [before 900] syn: See sailor.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	seaman - a man who serves as a sailor Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, gob, Jack, tarable seaman, able-bodied seaman - a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skillsboatswain, bo's'n, bos'n, bosun, bo'sun - a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamendeckhand, roustabout - a member of a ship's crew who performs manual laborhelmsman, steerer, steersman - the person who steers a shipbargee, bargeman, lighterman - someone who operates a bargeship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"pilot - a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harborcrewman, sailor - any member of a ship's crewsea lawyer - an argumentative and contentious seamanwhaler - a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
	2.	Seaman - muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, Elizabeth Seaman, Nellie Bly

seaman

noun sailor, marine, mariner, tar (informal), hearty (informal), navigator, sea dog, seafarer, matelot (slang, chiefly Brit.), Jack Tar, seafaring man, lascar, leatherneck (slang), salt The men emigrate to work as seamen.

seaman

nounA person engaged in sailing or working on a ship:jack (uppercase), jack-tar, mariner, navigator, sailor, sea dog, seafarer.Informal: salt, tar.Slang: gob.

Translations

海员水手

sea

(siː) noun1. (often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface. I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; (also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.海洋2. a particular area of sea. the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas. （专用名词中的）海，内海 3. a particular state of the sea. mountainous seas. 海（域） ˈseaward(s) adverb towards the sea; away from the land. The yacht left the harbour and sailed seawards. 向海（航行） ˈseaboard noun the seacoast. the eastern seaboard of the United States. 海岸，沿海地区 sea breeze a breeze blowing from the sea towards the land. 海风ˈseafaring adjective of work or travel on ships. a seafaring man.以航海为业的ˈseafood noun fish, especially shellfish. 海味，海鲜 adjectiveseafood restaurants. 海味的，海鲜的 ˈseafront noun a promenade or part of a town with its buildings facing the sea. 海岸区，海滨区 ˈsea-going adjective designed and equipped for travelling on the sea. a sea-going yacht.适于航海的ˈseagull noun a gull. 海鸥sea level the level of the surface of the sea used as a base from which the height of land can be measured. three hundred metres above sea level.海平线ˈsea-lion noun a type of large seal. 海狮ˈseaman – plural ˈseamen – noun a sailor, especially a member of a ship's crew who is not an officer. 海员，水手 ˈseaport noun a port on the coast. 海港ˈseashell noun the (empty) shell of a sea creature. 海贝，贝壳 ˈseashore noun the land close to the sea. 海岸，海滨 ˈseasick adjective ill because of the motion of a ship at sea. Were you seasick on the voyage?晕船的ˈseasickness noun晕船ˈseaside noun (usually with the) a place beside the sea. We like to go to the seaside in the summer.海边ˈseaweed noun plants growing in the sea. The beach was covered with seaweed.海草ˈseaworthy adjective (negative unseaworthy) (of a ship) suitably built and in good enough condition to sail at sea. 经得起风浪的ˈseaworthiness noun （船的）适航性 at sea1. on a ship and away from land. He has been at sea for four months. 出海，在海上航行 2. puzzled or bewildered. Can I help you? You seem all at sea.不知所措go to sea to become a sailor. He wants to go to sea.去当水手put to sea to leave the land or a port. They planned to put to sea the next day. 出航，启航

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seaman

a man who serves as a sailor

Seaman

or sailor, the first (junior) military rank in the navy, corresponding to the rank of soldier in the other branches of the armed forces. The rank was introduced in the USSR in July 1946 to replace the rank of Red Navy seaman; the rank of seaman first class, corresponding to private first class, also exists. The Russian Navy had the ranks of seaman second class and seaman first class. In the merchant fleet a sailor is one who serves on the ship’s crew.

Seaman

SEAMAN. A sailor; a mariner; one whose business is navigation. 2 Boulay Paty, Dr. Com. 232; Code de Commerce art. 262; Laws of Oleron, art. 7; Laws of Wishuy, art. 19. The term seamen, in it most enlarged sense, includes the captain a well as other persons of the crew; in a more confined signification, it extends only to the common sailors; 3 Pardes. n. 667; the mate; 1 Pet. Adm. Dee. 246; the cook and steward; 2 Id. 268; are considered, as to their rights to sue in the admiralty, as common seamen; and persons employed on board of steamboats and lighters, engaged in trade or commerce, on tide water, are within the admiralty jurisdiction, while those employed in ferry boats are not. Gilp. R. 203, 532. Persons who do not contribute their aid in navigating the vessel or to its preservation in the course of their occupation, as musicians, are not to be considered as seamen with a right to sue in the admiralty for their wages. Gilp. R. 516, See 1 Bell's Com. 509, 5th ed.; 2 Rob. Adm. R. 232; Dunl. Adm. Pr. h.t.
2. Seamen are employed either in merchant vessels for private service, or in public vessels for the service of the United States.
3.-1. Seamen in the merchant vessels are required to enter into a contract in writing commonly called shipping articles. (q.v.) This contract being entered into, they are bound under. severe penalties, to render themselves on board the vessel according to the agreement: they are not at liberty to leave the ship without the consent of the captain or commanding officer, and for such absence, when less than forty-eight hours, they forfeit three day's wages for every day of absence; and when the absence is more than forty-eight hours, at one time, they forfeit all the wages due to them, and all their goods and chattels which were on board the vessel, or in any store where they may have been lodged at the time of their desertion, to the use of the owners of the vessel, and they are liable for damages for hiring other hands. They may be imprisoned for desertion until the ship is ready to bail.
4. On board, a seaman is bound to do his duty to the utmost of his ability; and when his services are required for extraordinary exertions, either in consequence of the death of other seamen, Or on account of unforeseen perils, he is not entitled to an increase of wages, although it may have been promised to him. 2 Campb. 317; Peake's N. P. Rep. 72; 1 T. R. 73. For disobedience of orders he may be imprisoned or punished with stripes, but the correction (q.v.) must be reasonable; 4 Mason, 508; Bee, 161; 2 Day, 294; 1 Wash. C. C. R. 316; and, for just cause, may be put ashore in a foreign country. 1 Pet. Adm. R. 186; 2 Ibid. 268; 2 East, Rep. 145. By act of Congress, September 28, 1850, Minot's Stat. at Large, U. S. p. 515, it is provided, that flogging in the navy and on board vessels of commerce, be, and the same is hereby abolished from and after the passage of this act.
5. Seamen are entitled to their wages, of which one-third is due at every port at which the vessel shall unlade and deliver her cargo, before the voyage be ended; and at the end of the voyage an easy and speedy remedy is given them to recover all unpaid wages. When taken sick a seaman is entitled to medical advice and aid at the expense of the ship: such expense being considered in, the nature of additional wages, and as constituting a just remuneration for his labor and services. Gilp. 435, 447; 2 Mason, 541; 2 Mass. R. 541.
6. The right of seamen to wages is founded not in the shipping articles, but in the services performed; Bee, 395; and to recover such wages the seaman has a triple remedy, against the vessel, the owner, and the master. Gilp. 592; Bee, 254.
7. When destitute in foreign ports, American consuls and commercial agents are required to provide for them, and for their passages to some port of the United States, in a reasonable manner, at the expense of the United States; and American vessels are bound to take such seamen on board at the request of the consul, but not exceeding two men for every hundred tons of the ship, and transport them to the United States, on such terms, not exceeding ten dollars for each person, as may be agreed on. Vide, generally, Story's Laws U. S. Index, h.t.; 3 Kent, Com, 136 to 156; Marsh. Ins. 90; Poth. Mar. Contr. translated by Cushing, Index, h.t.; 2 Bro. Civ. and Adm. Law, 155.
8.-2. Seamen in the public service are governed by particular laws.

seaman

noun

Synonyms for seaman

noun sailor

Synonyms

sailor
marine
mariner
tar
hearty
navigator
sea dog
seafarer
matelot
Jack Tar
seafaring man
lascar
leatherneck
salt

Synonyms for seaman

noun a person engaged in sailing or working on a ship

Synonyms

jack
jack-tar
mariner
navigator
sailor
sea dog
seafarer
salt
tar
gob

Synonyms for seaman

noun a man who serves as a sailor

Synonyms

Jack-tar
mariner
old salt
sea dog
seafarer
gob
Jack
tar

Related Words

able seaman
able-bodied seaman
boatswain
bo's'n
bos'n
bosun
bo'sun
deckhand
roustabout
helmsman
steerer
steersman
bargee
bargeman
lighterman
ship's officer
officer
pilot
crewman
sailor
sea lawyer
whaler

noun muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)

Synonyms

Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman
Elizabeth Seaman
Nellie Bly