sailor
See also: Sailor
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAlteration 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.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈseɪ.lɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈseɪ.lə/
- Hyphenation: sail‧or
Audio (US): (file) Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪlə(ɹ)
Noun
editsailor (plural sailors)
- A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.
- In particular, a member of the crew of a (civilian or military) vessel, as opposed to a captain, admiral, etc.; a mariner; a common seaman.
- 1873, Jules Verne, chapter I, in [anonymous], transl., Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas; […], James R. Osgood edition, Boston, Mass.: Geo[rge] M[urray] Smith & Co., →OCLC, part I, page 3:
- 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.
- 2008, Cécile Corbel (lyrics and music), “Mary”, in Songbook vol. 2[1] (CD), performed by Cécile Corbel, Brittany: Keltia Musique:
- Mary is a sailor
dreaming of northern shores
lost galleons on the sea
Mary ever on her way
- A person who sails sailing boats (as opposed to boats powered by other means) as a sport or recreation.
- Coordinate term: yachtsman
- In particular, a member of the crew of a (civilian or military) vessel, as opposed to a captain, admiral, etc.; a mariner; a common seaman.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Neptis, Pseudoneptis and Phaedyma, having white markings on a dark base and commonly flying by gliding.
- A stiff straw hat with a flat, circular brim and a low, flat crown.
- 1909, Albert E. Edgar, How to Advertise a Retail Store, Including Mail Order Advertising and General Advertising: A Complete and Comprehensive Manual for Promoting Publicity, page 332:
- 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.
- 2023 October 20, Harry Inwards, Straw Hats: Their history and manufacture, Good Press:
- […] 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.
- 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.
Synonyms
edit- See Thesaurus:sailor
Derived terms
edit- a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor
- blue sailor
- by-the-wind sailor
- curse like a sailor
- mouth of a sailor
- paper sailor
- ragged sailor
- rosewater sailor
- roving sailor
- sailor dive
- sailoress
- sailor-fish
- sailor fuku
- sailor hat
- sailor plant
- sailor-proof
- sailor's eyeball
- sailor skirt
- sailor suit
- swear like a sailor
- trailer sailor
- turnpike sailor
- wandering sailor
Translations
editworker on a ship, seafarer, mariner
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person who sails as a sport
See also
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- English terms inherited from Middle English
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- English terms suffixed with -or
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- Rhymes:English/eɪlə(ɹ)/2 syllables
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