Sailor
noun
A person who works on a boat or a ship as part of the crew.
He worked as a sailor on a cruise ship.
Often appears as...
- navy sailor
- experienced sailor
noun
A piece of clothing that has a special design around the neck, often seen on dresses or shirts, looking similar to the uniform of a sailor.
She wore a cute dress with a sailor collar.
Often appears as...
- sailor dress
- sailor shirt
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Fashion
noun
A person who works on a boat or a ship as part of the crew.
He worked as a sailor on a cruise ship.
Often appears as...
- navy sailor
- experienced sailor
noun
A piece of clothing that has a special design around the neck, often seen on dresses or shirts, looking similar to the uniform of a sailor.
She wore a cute dress with a sailor collar.
Often appears as...
- sailor dress
- sailor shirt
Usage tips
Fashion
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Occupation Specific
Apply 'sailor' to someone who professionally operates or works on a sea vessel.
Her uncle has been a sailor for twenty years.
Pro Tip 2/3Naval Association
'Sailor' often implies a member of the navy but can refer to any crew member on a sea vessel.
The sailors saluted as the admiral boarded the ship.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Men
While traditionally male, 'sailor' includes all genders who work at sea.
She is a skilled sailor, navigating through storms.
Pro Tip 1/3Occupation Specific
Apply 'sailor' to someone who professionally operates or works on a sea vessel.
Her uncle has been a sailor for twenty years.
Pro Tip 2/3Naval Association
'Sailor' often implies a member of the navy but can refer to any crew member on a sea vessel.
The sailors saluted as the admiral boarded the ship.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Men
While traditionally male, 'sailor' includes all genders who work at sea.
She is a skilled sailor, navigating through storms.
Pro Tip 1/3Occupation Specific
Apply 'sailor' to someone who professionally operates or works on a sea vessel.
Her uncle has been a sailor for twenty years.
Pro Tip 2/3Naval Association
'Sailor' often implies a member of the navy but can refer to any crew member on a sea vessel.
The sailors saluted as the admiral boarded the ship.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Men
While traditionally male, 'sailor' includes all genders who work at sea.
She is a skilled sailor, navigating through storms.
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No one on land had any idea that anything had gone wrong. No search party was coming to look for these men. So most of us have never experienced a situation as frightening as the one in which these sailors found themselves, but we all know what it's like to be afraid. We know how fear feels, but I'm not sure we spend enough time thinking about
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The breathtaking courage...
and put her in touch with free black sailors who shipped the wood to the North. From them, Minty learned about the secret communications that occurred along trade routes, information that would prove invaluable later in her life. In this mixed atmosphere of free and enslaved blacks working side by side,
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The ocean needs more...
Steve Zissou and the great sailor and author Bernard what they see a and of course Sylvia Earle but we need thousands of people like that to spread the message further to connect with more people and that's why for the past year at Autodesk we've been repurposing some
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Are ghost ships real? -...
That applies both at the ocean's surface and deep below. Sailors have always known about currents, but their patterns weren't well known until recently. In fact, tracking abandoned ships was how scientists determined the shape
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Why should you read...
of life aboard a whaling ship, but also subjects from across human and natural history, by turns playful and tragic, humorous, and urgent. The narrator guiding us through these explorations is a common sailor called Ishmael.
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The history of the world...
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Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
that's the Tandy we all know and love so we just sort of east of avoid sailor watching hole in the thicket Sierra and would be impossible to have found her without listening to the characteristic
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Swimming with a Manatee...
could a glimpse of that tail breaking the surface lead to even taller tales of sea serpent sirens and mermaids luring sailors away from their ships I'll let you be the judge of that
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What fear can teach us PIPE...
No one on land had any idea that anything had gone wrong. No search party was coming to look for these men. So most of us have never experienced a situation as frightening as the one in which these sailors found themselves, but we all know what it's like to be afraid. We know how fear feels, but I'm not sure we spend enough time thinking about
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The breathtaking courage...
and put her in touch with free black sailors who shipped the wood to the North. From them, Minty learned about the secret communications that occurred along trade routes, information that would prove invaluable later in her life. In this mixed atmosphere of free and enslaved blacks working side by side,
Video examples
How do vitamins work? -...
to keep functioning. They're the body's builders, defenders and maintenance workers, helping it to build muscle and bone, make use of nutrients, capture and use energy and heal wounds. If you need convincing about vitamin value, just consider the plight of olden day sailors,
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The ocean needs more...
Steve Zissou and the great sailor and author Bernard what they see a and of course Sylvia Earle but we need thousands of people like that to spread the message further to connect with more people and that's why for the past year at Autodesk we've been repurposing some
Video examples
How does math guide our...
The history of logarithms isn't just a lesson in math. There were many players responsible for successful navigation. Instrument makers, astronomers, mathematicians, and of course sailors. Creativity isn't only about going deep into one's field of work,
Video examples
Are ghost ships real? -...
That applies both at the ocean's surface and deep below. Sailors have always known about currents, but their patterns weren't well known until recently. In fact, tracking abandoned ships was how scientists determined the shape
Video examples
Why should you read...
of life aboard a whaling ship, but also subjects from across human and natural history, by turns playful and tragic, humorous, and urgent. The narrator guiding us through these explorations is a common sailor called Ishmael.
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The history of the world...
Many may not think of cats as serviceable sailors, or cooperative companions of any kind. But cats have been working alongside humans for thousands of years - helping us just as often as we help them.
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Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
that's the Tandy we all know and love so we just sort of east of avoid sailor watching hole in the thicket Sierra and would be impossible to have found her without listening to the characteristic
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Swimming with a Manatee...
could a glimpse of that tail breaking the surface lead to even taller tales of sea serpent sirens and mermaids luring sailors away from their ships I'll let you be the judge of that
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Rory Freedman
American Author
My whole life growing up, both my parents told me not to swear like a sailor. After college, I recall there was finally a time where I swore, and neither one of them was correcting me, and I felt so relieved. I thought, finally; I can finally be myself and not get yelled at.
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Walter Scott
Scottish Novelist
He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.
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H. G. Wells
English Author
Sailors ought never to go to church. They ought to go to hell, where it is much more comfortable.
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Patton Oswalt
American Comedian
I had a romance novel inside me, but I paid three sailors to beat it out if me with steel pipes.
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Anna Freud
Austrian Psychologist
We are imprisoned in the realm of life, like a sailor on his tiny boat, on an infinite ocean.
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John Ratzenberger
American Actor
I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.
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Ernest Borgnine
American Actor
I'm what you call a Depression sailor.
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Alfie Allen
English Actor
I'm not an experienced sailor.
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Kristen Bell
American Actress
I have the mouth of a sailor.
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Anya Taylor-Joy
Argentinian Actress
I swear like a sailor.
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Rory Freedman
American Author
My whole life growing up, both my parents told me not to swear like a sailor. After college, I recall there was finally a time where I swore, and neither one of them was correcting me, and I felt so relieved. I thought, finally; I can finally be myself and not get yelled at.
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Walter Scott
Scottish Novelist
He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.
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H. G. Wells
English Author
Sailors ought never to go to church. They ought to go to hell, where it is much more comfortable.
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Patton Oswalt
American Comedian
I had a romance novel inside me, but I paid three sailors to beat it out if me with steel pipes.
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Anna Freud
Austrian Psychologist
We are imprisoned in the realm of life, like a sailor on his tiny boat, on an infinite ocean.
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John Ratzenberger
American Actor
I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen.
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Ernest Borgnine
American Actor
I'm what you call a Depression sailor.
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Alfie Allen
English Actor
I'm not an experienced sailor.
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Kristen Bell
American Actress
I have the mouth of a sailor.
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Anya Taylor-Joy
Argentinian Actress
I swear like a sailor.
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