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merchant seaman

mer·chant sea·man
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mur-chuh nt see-muh n]
    • /ˈmɜr tʃənt ˈsi mən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mur-chuh nt see-muh n]
    • /ˈmɜr tʃənt ˈsi mən/

Definitions of merchant seaman words

  • noun merchant seaman a seaman who works on a merchant vessel. 1
  • noun merchant seaman someone employed in a crew which sails a ship which is part of a nation's commercial shipping 0

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Origin of merchant seaman

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Merchant seaman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

merchant seaman popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

merchant seaman usage trend in Literature

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