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Synonyms for seafarer

  • noun

Most common

sea dog sailor seaman mariner seagoer

All synonyms

Noun

1. Seaman — someone whose occupation is operating a ship or boat at sea, for either civilian or military purposes

seaman, mariner, sailor, sea dog, navigator, jack, tar, old salt, jack-tar, gob

Other

seagoer

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Someone whose occupation is operating a ship or boat at sea, for either civilian or military purposes.

    An intergovernmental panel will draw up plans to relieve seafarers who have been stuck at sea during a crisis.

Related words

Word family
seafaring

Forms

Plural
seafarers → seamen, mariners, sailors, navigators…

Example sentences

  • sailor The sailor climbed the ratlines to reach the mast.
  • seaman The seaman had to clean the ship down to the copper bolts.
  • mariner Mariner 9 was launched on May 30, 1971.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
seafarerrising
sailorrising
seamanfalling
marinersteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
tar1, gob1
4 letters
jack1
6 letters
sailor2, seaman2
7 letters
mariner3, seagoer
9 letters
navigator4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sailor2 = 2 syllables).