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sailor definition

sailor (sā′lər)

noun

  1. a person who makes a living by sailing; mariner; seaman
    1. an enlisted man in the navy
    2. any person in the navy
  3. a person sailing on a vessel, as affected by seasickness a good or bad sailor
  4. a straw hat with a low, flat crown and flat brim

Etymology: ME sailer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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