Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [see-muh n]
- /ˈsi mən/
- /ˈsiː.mən/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [see-muh n]
- /ˈsi mən/
Definitions of seaman word
- noun plural seaman a person skilled in seamanship. 1
- noun plural seaman a person whose trade or occupation is assisting in the handling, sailing, and navigating of a ship during a voyage, especially one below the rank of officer; sailor. 1
- noun plural seaman U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. an enlisted person ranking below petty officer. 1
- noun seaman Elizabeth Cochrane [kok-ruh n] /ˈkɒk rən/ (Show IPA) original name of Nellie Bly. 1
- abbreviation SEAMAN sailor 1
- countable noun seaman A seaman is a sailor, especially one who is not an officer. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of seaman
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English seeman, Old English sǣmann. See sea, man1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Seaman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
seaman popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
seaman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for seaman
noun seaman
- bluejacket — a sailor in the Navy
- boater — A boater or a straw boater is a hard straw hat with a flat top and brim which is often worn for certain social occasions in the summer.
- deck hand — a seaman assigned various duties, such as mooring and cargo handling, on the deck of a ship
- diver — a person or thing that dives.
- lascar — an East Indian sailor.
Top questions with seaman
- what is seaman?
- how to become a merchant seaman?
- how do i become a merchant seaman?
- what does seaman taste like?
- why i want to become a seaman?
- how tall is david seaman?
- what does a seaman do?
- who is a seaman?
- where does david seaman live?
- what is a merchant seaman?
- how much is david seaman worth?
- what is a seaman?
- what does a seaman do in the navy?
- how tall is ryan seaman?
- what is an able bodied seaman?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with se
- Words starting with sea
- Words starting with seam
- Words starting with seama
- Words starting with seaman