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seaman definition

sea·man (sē′mən)

noun pl. seamen -·men (-mən)

  1. a sailor; mariner
  2. U.S. Navy an enlisted person ranking below a petty officer third class, whose general duties involve most ships' equipment other than boilers and engines

Etymology: ME seeman < OE sæman: see sea & man

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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