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Sailor

One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.

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Bargee 76% connected

A bargeman.

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Gob 76% connected

Same as Goaf.

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Hand 76% connected

That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.

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Jack 76% connected

A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves en…

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Lascar 76% connected

A native sailor, employed in European vessels; also, a menial employed about arsenals, camps, camps, etc.; a camp follower.

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Mariner 76% connected

One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.

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Sea dog 76% connected

The dogfish.

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Seafarer 76% connected

One who follows the sea as a business; a mariner; a sailor.

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Seal 76% connected

Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidae and Otariidae.

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Seaman 76% connected

A merman; the male of the mermaid.

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Steerer 76% connected

One who steers; as, a boat steerer.

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Striker 76% connected

One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge.

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Tar 76% connected

A sailor; a seaman.

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Water dog 76% connected

A dog accustomed to the water, or trained to retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and Newfoundland dogs are so trained.

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Water rat 76% connected

The water vole. See under Vole.

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Broader term 3

Chapeau 76% connected

A hat or covering for the head.

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Hat 76% connected

Hot.

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Lid 76% connected

That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk.

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Sail 74% connected

An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.

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Sail 74% connected

An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.

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Synonym 3

Leghorn 92% connected

A straw plaiting used for bonnets and hats, made from the straw of a particular kind of wheat, grown for the purpose in Tuscany, Italy; -- so called…

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Panama hat 92% connected

A fine plaited hat, made in Central America of the young leaves of a plant (Carludovica palmata).

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Skimmer 92% connected

One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which liquids are skimmed.

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