merchant seaman
noun
: a sailor who works on a ship involved in trading goods : a member of the merchant marine
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Preston’s maternal great-uncle, a merchant seaman during World War II, collected African art, and it was all passed on to his mother and then to him.
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Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
He was born on July 22, 1938, to parents Ethel and Thomas, a merchant seaman.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2025
The man was 51-year-old Lawrence Singleton, a former merchant seaman.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
His father was a merchant seaman, and his mother was a garment worker.
—Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
Joseph Hayden was born in Harlem Hospital on May 12, 1941, to Sylvia Hayden, who later worked as a hospital dietitian, and Alfred Freeman, a merchant seaman.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024
His mother was a nurse and his father a merchant seaman and semi-pro baseball player.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
The oldest of three children, she was born Joy Manson in Liverpool, England, on March 20, 1931, to a merchant seaman and a nurse.
—Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022
His father, Fince, was a merchant seaman, and his mother, Rose, was a homemaker.
—Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2022
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Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
He was born on July 22, 1938, to parents Ethel and Thomas, a merchant seaman.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2025
The man was 51-year-old Lawrence Singleton, a former merchant seaman.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
His father was a merchant seaman, and his mother was a garment worker.
—Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
Joseph Hayden was born in Harlem Hospital on May 12, 1941, to Sylvia Hayden, who later worked as a hospital dietitian, and Alfred Freeman, a merchant seaman.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024
His mother was a nurse and his father a merchant seaman and semi-pro baseball player.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
The oldest of three children, she was born Joy Manson in Liverpool, England, on March 20, 1931, to a merchant seaman and a nurse.
—Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022
His father, Fince, was a merchant seaman, and his mother, Rose, was a homemaker.
—Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2022
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