Thesaurus:sailor

Thesaurus

sailor

English

Noun

Sense: one who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels

Synonyms

• jack (Britain, dated, slang)
• jacktar (Britain, dated, slang)
• lobscouser (Britain, dated)
• mariner
• matelot
• Neptunian (obsolete)
• Neptunist (obsolete)
• sailor
• salt (slang)
• seafarer
• seaman
• shipman
• squid (slang, mildly pejorative)
• swab (slang)
• swabby (slang)
• tar (Britain, dated, slang)
• waterman (obsolete)

Antonyms

• landlubber
• landman
• landsman
• nonsailor

Hyponyms

• coaster
• crewman
• crewperson
• crewwoman
• matey (slang)
• merchant mariner
• pirate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• privateer
• sailoress (rare)
• sailorman
• sailorwoman
• shantyman
• shipmate
•   —
• lubber
• old salt (idiomatic)
• pollywog (slang)
• rosewater sailor
• salty dog (US, idiomatic)
• seadog (idiomatic)
• shellback (slang)
•   —
• bargeman
• bargewoman
• boater
• boatman
• boatsman
• doggerman
• rag bagger (idiomatic, derogatory)
• trawlerman
• whaler
• windjammer
• yachter
• yachtsman
• yachtswoman
• yachty
•   —
• abab
• bluejacket (idiomatic)
• galiongee (historical)
• lascar (dated)
•   —
• able-bodied seaman
• admiral
• boatswain
• boardsman
• bosun
• bowsman
• cabin boy
• captain
• commodore
• cox
• coxswain
• chief mate
• deckhand
• ensign
• first mate
• first officer
• flag officer
• foretopman
• helmsman
• leading seaman
• leadsman
• mate
• navigator
• ordinary seaman
• pilot
• rear admiral
• seaman
• shipmaster
• shiplord
• skipper
• steersman
• vice admiral

Hypernyms

• person    [⇒ thesaurus]

Holonyms

• all hands (plural only)
• crew
• lower deck
• ship's company

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of nautical terms

Further reading

• “sailor” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
• Some synonyms at Google Ngram Viewer