sailor
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Alteration of earlier sailer, from Middle English sailer, sayler, saylere, equivalent to sail + -or. Cognate with German Segler (“sailor”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English marinel, marynell (“sailor”) borrowed from Old French marinel (“sailor”). See mariner.
Base: sail
Affixes: -or
Inflected forms:
form: sailors
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: sailour
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.
pos: noun
examples: He's a talented sailor and has spent many years at sea.
gloss: A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.
pos: noun
examples: Merchants, common sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, […] naval officers of all countries, and the Governments of several states on the two continents, were deeply interested in the matter.
Mary is a sailor
dreaming of northern shores
lost galleons on the sea
Mary ever on her way
Another sailor was taken into custody.
gloss: A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.
pos: noun
gloss: Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Neptis, Pseudoneptis and Phaedyma, having white markings on a dark base and commonly flying by gliding.
pos: noun
gloss: A stiff straw hat with a flat, circular brim and a low, flat crown.
pos: noun
examples: Straw Sailors. Children's large-leaf straw sailors, in new shapes, smooth or rough straw . Sizes 6 to 64. 80c, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00. Milan sailors in new, large shapes, with white or cream ribbon.
[…]the trade that was done for some year in sailors for ladies. […] Developments of a fancifu nature in the brim formation in the direction of what is known as a "Breton" sailor, of which the characteristic is a slightly upturned edge, were the first to be made, […] But to-day, with the exception of straw sailors for girls and young ladies at school, there is very little demand for hats of this description.
gloss: A brick, for example in a course of brickwork, that is laid vertically on its shortest end (smallest face), with its widest face facing the outside of the wall.
pos: noun
Synonyms: jack
jacktar
lobscouser
mariner
matelot
Neptunian
Neptunist
sailor
salt
seafarer
seaman
shipman
squid
swab
swabby
tar
waterman
Antonyms: landlubber
landman
landsman
nonsailor
Related words: lascar
oarsman
Appendix:Glossary of nautical terms
Derived words: a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor
blue sailor
boardsailor
by-the-wind sailor
curse like a sailor
daysailor
mouth of a sailor
nonsailor
paper sailor
parasailor
ragged sailor
rosewater sailor
roving sailor
sailor collar
sailor dive
sailoress
sailor-fish
sailor fuku
sailor hat
sailoring
sailorize
sailorless
sailorlike
sailorly
sailorman
sailor mouth
sailor plant
sailor-proof
sailorproof
sailor's eyeball
sailor skirt
sailor suit
sailorwoman
swear like a sailor
trailer sailor
turnpike sailor
wandering sailor
Translations:
lang: Afar
word: doniki num
lang: Akkadian
word: 𒈣𒁻
lang: Albanian
word: detar
lang: Albanian
word: marinar
lang: Albanian
word: lundërtar
lang: Arabic
word: بَحَّار
roman: baḥḥār
lang: Arabic
word: بَحْرِيّ
roman: baḥriyy
lang: Arabic
word: مَلَّاح
roman: mallāḥ
lang: Arabic
word: نُوتِيّ
roman: nūtiyy
lang: Arabic
word: نَوْتِيّ
roman: nawtiyy
lang: Aramaic
word: מַלָּחָא
roman: mallāḥā
lang: Aramaic
word: נַוְטָא
roman: nawṭā
lang: Aramaic
word: ܡܠܚܐ
roman: mallāḥā
lang: Aramaic
word: ܢܘܛܐ
roman: nawṭā
lang: Armenian
word: նավաստի
roman: navasti
lang: Armenian
word: նավազ
roman: navaz
lang: Old Armenian
word: նաւաստի
roman: nawasti
lang: Old Armenian
word: նաւազ
roman: nawaz
lang: Assamese
word: নাৱিক
roman: nawik
lang: Early Assamese
word: কাণ্ডাৰ
roman: kaṇḍaro
lang: Asturian
word: marineru
lang: Asturian
word: marín
lang: Azerbaijani
word: dənizçi
lang: Belarusian
word: матро́с
roman: matrós
lang: Belarusian
word: мара́к
roman: marák
lang: Belarusian
word: марапла́вец
roman: maraplávjec
lang: Bengali
word: নাবিক
roman: nabik
lang: Bengali
word: মাল্লা
roman: malla
lang: Breton
word: martolod
lang: Bulgarian
word: моря́к
roman: morják
lang: Bulgarian
word: матро́с
roman: matrós
lang: Bulgarian
word: морепла́вател
roman: moreplávatel
lang: Burmese
word: ခလာသီ
roman: hka.lasi
lang: Burmese
word: သင်္ဘောသား
roman: sangbhau:sa:
lang: Catalan
word: marí
lang: Catalan
word: mariner
lang: Catalan
word: marinera
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 水手
roman: seoi² sau²
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 海員 /海员
roman: hoi² jyun⁴
lang: Chinese
word: фишу
roman: fišu
lang: Chinese
word: 水手
roman: zh-min-nan
lang: Chinese
word: 海員 /海员
roman: hái-oân
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 水手
roman: shuǐshǒu
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 海員 /海员
roman: hǎiyuán
lang: Chukchi
word: лельутвыткульын
roman: lelʹutvytkulʹyn
lang: Chukchi
word: аӈӄаляйвыльын
roman: aṇqaljajvylʹyn
lang: Czech
word: námořník
lang: Czech
word: mariňák
lang: Czech
word: mořeplavec
lang: Danish
word: matros
lang: Danish
word: sømand
lang: Dutch
word: matroos
lang: Dutch
word: zeeman
lang: Egyptian
word: s-qd-d-A30-A1
roman: sqd
lang: Esperanto
word: maristo
lang: Esperanto
word: maristino
lang: Estonian
word: madrus
lang: Estonian
word: meremees
lang: Faroese
word: sjómaður
lang: Finnish
word: matruusi
lang: Finnish
word: merimies
lang: French
word: matelot
lang: French
word: matelote
lang: French
word: femme matelot
lang: French
word: femme-matelot
lang: French
word: marin
lang: French
word: femme marin
lang: French
word: femme-marin
lang: Gagauz
word: denizçi
lang: Galician
word: mariñeiro
lang: Galician
word: mariñeira
lang: Georgian
word: მეზღვაური
roman: mezɣvauri
lang: German
word: Matrose
lang: German
word: Matrosin
lang: German
word: Seemann
lang: German
word: Seefrau
lang: German
word: Seemännin
lang: Greek
word: ναύτης
roman: náftis
lang: Greek
word: ναυτικός
roman: naftikós
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ναύτης
roman: naútēs
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ναυτίλος
roman: nautílos
lang: Gujarati
word: ખલાસી
roman: khalāsī
lang: Gujarati
word: વહાણવટી
roman: vahāṇavṭī
lang: Gujarati
word: જહાજી
roman: jahājī
lang: Gujarati
word: નાવિક
roman: nāvik
lang: Gujarati
word: મલ્લાહ
roman: mallāh
lang: Hawaiian
word: kelamoku
lang: Hawaiian
word: holomoku
lang: Hebrew
word: מַלָּח
roman: malákh
lang: Hebrew
word: יוֹרֵד יָם
lang: Hindi
word: नाविक
roman: nāvik
lang: Hindi
word: मल्लाह
roman: mallāh
lang: Hindi
word: जहाज़ी
roman: jahāzī
lang: Hindi
word: माँझी
roman: māñjhī
lang: Hindi
word: केवट
roman: kevaṭ
lang: Hindi
word: लशकर
roman: laśkar
lang: Hindi
word: लश्कर
roman: laśkar
lang: Hindi
word: ख़लासी
roman: xalāsī
lang: Hungarian
word: matróz
lang: Hungarian
word: tengerész
lang: Hungarian
word: hajós
lang: Icelandic
word: sjómaður
lang: Icelandic
word: sjóari
lang: Ido
word: maristo
lang: Igbo
word: ọnye n'asọ ụgbọ mmịrị
lang: Indonesian
word: pelayar
lang: Indonesian
word: pelaut
lang: Indonesian
word: kelasi
lang: Ingrian
word: merimees
lang: Irish
word: maraí
lang: Istriot
word: mareîtimo
lang: Italian
word: marinaio
lang: Italian
word: marinaia
lang: Italian
word: marittimo
lang: Italian
word: marittima
lang: Italian
word: navigante
lang: Italian
word: navigatore
lang: Italian
word: navigatrice
lang: Japanese
word: 船員
roman: sen'in
lang: Japanese
word: 水夫
roman: suifu
lang: Japanese
word: 船乗り
roman: funanori
lang: Japanese
word: 水兵
roman: suihei
lang: Japanese
word: セーラー
roman: sērā
lang: Japanese
word: 海員
roman: kaiin
lang: Kazakh
word: теңізші
roman: teñızşı
lang: Kazakh
word: кемеші
roman: kemeşı
lang: Khmer
word: កម្មករនាវា
roman: kamkɑɑ niəviə
lang: Khmer
word: នាវិក
roman: niəvɨk
lang: Khmer
word: នាវិកា
roman: niəvikaa
lang: Korean
word: 선원
roman: seonwon
lang: Korean
word: 수병
roman: subyeong
lang: Korean
word: 수부
roman: subu
lang: Korean
word: 해원
roman: haewon
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: deryavan
lang: Kyrgyz
word: деңизчи
roman: deŋizci
lang: Kyrgyz
word: моряк
roman: moryak
lang: Kyrgyz
word: матрос
roman: matros
lang: Lao
word: ກະລາສີ
roman: ka lā sī
lang: Lao
word: ນາວິກ
roman: nā wik
lang: Latin
word: nauta
lang: Latin
word: nāvita
lang: Latin
word: marinarius
lang: Latin
word: marinellus
lang: Latvian
word: jūrnieks
lang: Latvian
word: jūrniece
lang: Latvian
word: kuģinieks
lang: Latvian
word: kuģiniece
lang: Latvian
word: matrozis
lang: Ligurian
word: mainâ
lang: Lithuanian
word: jūreivis
lang: Lithuanian
word: jūreivė
lang: Macedonian
word: морнар
roman: mornar
lang: Macedonian
word: морепло́вец
roman: moreplóvec
lang: Malagasy
word: baharia
lang: Malay
word: anak kapal
lang: Malay
word: kelasi
lang: Malay
word: pelayar
lang: Malay
word: pelaut
lang: Malayalam
word: ഖലാസി
roman: khalāsi
lang: Maltese
word: baħri
lang: Manx
word: marrinagh
lang: Māori
word: kauhoe
lang: Māori
word: kaumoana
lang: Māori
word: heramana
lang: Marathi
word: खलाशी
roman: khalāśī
lang: Middle English
word: schipman
lang: Middle English
word: mariner
lang: Mongolian
word: далайчин
roman: dalajčin
lang: Navajo
word: naʼałʼeełí
lang: Navajo
word: siláo naʼałʼeełígíí
lang: Neapolitan
word: marenaro
lang: Norman
word: frégatîn
lang: Norman
word: navidgant
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: matros
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: sjømann
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: matros
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: sjømann
lang: Occitan
word: marinièr
lang: Odia
word: ନାବିକ
roman: nābika
lang: Old East Slavic
word: морꙗнинъ
roman: morjaninŭ
lang: Old English
word: sċipmann
lang: Old Galician-Portuguese
word: marinneiro
lang: Palauan
word: chad er a diall
lang: Pali
word: nāvika
lang: Pashto
word: ماڼګى
roman: maṇgay
lang: Pashto
word: ملاح
roman: malāh
lang: Iranian Persian
word: مَلَوان
roman: malavân
lang: Iranian Persian
word: مَلَّاح
roman: mallâh
lang: Iranian Persian
word: بَحْری
roman: bahri
lang: Iranian Persian
word: خَلاشی
roman: xalâši
lang: Iranian Persian
word: دَرْیانَوَرْد
roman: daryânavard
lang: Iranian Persian
word: ناوْبَر
roman: nâvbar
lang: Plautdietsch
word: Matroos
lang: Polish
word: marynarz
lang: Polish
word: żeglarz
lang: Polish
word: żeglarka
lang: Portuguese
word: marinheiro
lang: Portuguese
word: marujo
lang: Punjabi
word: ਜਹਾਜ਼ੀ
roman: jahāzī
lang: Punjabi
word: ਮਲਾਹ
roman: malāh
lang: Punjabi
word: ਜਹਾਜ਼ਰਾਨ
roman: jahāzrān
lang: Romanian
word: marinar
lang: Romanian
word: matelot
lang: Romanian
word: matroz
lang: Romanian
word: marinăriță
lang: Russian
word: матро́с
roman: matrós
lang: Russian
word: моря́к
roman: morják
lang: Russian
word: морепла́ватель
roman: moreplávatelʹ
lang: Saho
word: naakuda
lang: Sanskrit
word: नाविक
roman: nāvika
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: seòladair
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: loingear
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: muireach
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: maraiche
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: мо̀рна̄р
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: по̀морац
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: морепло́вац
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: mòrnār
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: pòmorac
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: moreplóvac
lang: Sindhi
word: سيلاني
roman: selāne
lang: Slovak
word: námornik
lang: Slovak
word: moreplavec
lang: Slovene
word: mornár
lang: Slovene
word: mornárka
lang: Southern Altai
word: моряк
roman: moryak
lang: Spanish
word: marinero
lang: Spanish
word: marinera
lang: Spanish
word: marino
lang: Spanish
word: marinante
lang: Spanish
word: grumete
lang: Spanish
word: nauta
lang: Spanish
word: lobo de mar
lang: Sumerian
word: 𒈣𒁺𒁺
lang: Swahili
word: baharia
lang: Swedish
word: matros
lang: Swedish
word: sjöman
lang: Tajik
word: маллоҳ
roman: malloh
lang: Tajik
word: баҳрӣ
roman: bahri
lang: Tajik
word: баҳрчӣ
roman: bahrči
lang: Tajik
word: дарёнавард
roman: daryonavard
lang: Tamil
word: மாலுமி
roman: mālumi
lang: Tarifit
word: abeḥri
lang: Telugu
word: నావికుడు
roman: nāvikuḍu
lang: Thai
word: กะลาสี
roman: gà-laa-sǐi
lang: Thai
word: ลูกเรือ
roman: lûuk-rʉʉa
lang: Thai
word: ทหารเรือ
roman: tá-hǎan-rʉʉa
lang: Thai
word: นาวิก
roman: naa-wík
lang: Tok Pisin
word: boskru
lang: Turkish
word: gemici
lang: Turkish
word: kalyoncu
lang: Turkish
word: denizci
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: كمیجی
roman: gemici
lang: Turkmen
word: deňizçi
lang: Ukrainian
word: моря́к
roman: morják
lang: Ukrainian
word: матро́с
roman: matrós
lang: Ukrainian
word: морепла́вець
roman: moreplávecʹ
lang: Urdu
word: مَلَّاح
roman: mallāh
lang: Urdu
word: خَلاصی
roman: xalāsī
lang: Urdu
word: جَہاز ران
roman: jahāz rān
lang: Urdu
word: جَہازی
roman: jahāzī
lang: Urdu
word: ناوِک
roman: nāvik
lang: Uyghur
word: دېڭىزچى
roman: dë'ngizchi
lang: Uyghur
word: ماتروس
roman: matros
lang: Uzbek
word: dengizchi
lang: Uzbek
word: matros
lang: Vietnamese
word: thuỷ thủ
lang: Vietnamese
word: lính thuỷ
lang: Volapük
word: melan
lang: Welsh
word: morwr
lang: Yiddish
word: שיפֿער
roman: shifer
lang: Yiddish
word: שיפֿערין
roman: shiferin
lang: Yoruba
word: atukọ̀
lang: Danish
word: sejler
lang: Galician
word: mariñeiro
lang: Hebrew
word: שַׁיָּט
roman: shayat
lang: Hungarian
word: vitorlázó
lang: Italian
word: navigatore
lang: Italian
word: velista
lang: Latvian
word: burātājs
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: seiler
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: segler
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: seglar
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: siglar
lang: Polish
word: żeglarz
lang: Polish
word: żeglarka
lang: Spanish
word: velerista
lang: Swedish
word: seglare