as in mariner
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
the sailors were glad to be arriving in port after their long voyage
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Recent Examples of sailor
Long before sailors told stories of the kraken — a mythical sea monster said to drag ships beneath the waves — something eerily similar may have actually existed.
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Ryan Brennan
april 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
The critters — called velella velella or by-the-wind sailors — typically appear in the early spring, according to iNaturalist, an online platform for sharing biodiversity information.
—Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
But this was no sailor lost at sea.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Showing how sudden the latest move was, Phelan had addressed a large crowd of sailors and industry professionals on Tuesday at the Navy’s annual conference in Washington and spoke with reporters about his agenda.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Brennan
april 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
The critters — called velella velella or by-the-wind sailors — typically appear in the early spring, according to iNaturalist, an online platform for sharing biodiversity information.
—Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
But this was no sailor lost at sea.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Showing how sudden the latest move was, Phelan had addressed a large crowd of sailors and industry professionals on Tuesday at the Navy’s annual conference in Washington and spoke with reporters about his agenda.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailor
Noun
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At the same time, a backlog of 18,000 merchant mariner credentials has built up, delaying the certification of workers essential to maritime commerce.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Danielson remembers Lind, an affable old mariner then in his seventies, complimenting them on their docking skills, and introducing himself as the owner of the Robert Gray, a 125-foot Army Corps of Engineers research vessel built in 1936.—
Tessa Stuart,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Wauconda police said students at Wauconda High School came forward to report Faulkner, who works for the College of Lake County and is assigned to Wauconda High School as a college and career navigator.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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People too often imagine the Church as having played second fiddle in colonial history, jumping on opportunities opened up by the actions of kings, navigators, and merchants.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2026
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This lead seamen to believe that the bananas had caused the ship to sink, and the superstition continues to stay in effect around docks down South.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2026
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Then, noticing changes in the wind and the rocking of the boat, an uneasiness crept over the veteran seaman.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Sailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailor. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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