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Definition of seaman noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

seaman

noun

/ˈsiːmən/

/ˈsiːmən/

(plural seamen

/ˈsiːmən/

/ˈsiːmən/

)

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a member of the navy or a sailor on a ship below the rank of an officer
- Seaman Bates
- a merchant seaman
see also able seaman, leading seaman, master seaman, ordinary seamanTopics War and conflictc1, Transport by waterc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Seaman is used after these nouns:
merchant
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Word OriginOld English sǣman (see sea, man).

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