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Seafarer

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

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Boatswain 76% connected

An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and perform…

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Officer 76% connected

One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police office…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pilot 76% connected

One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman.

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Roustabout 76% connected

A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftl…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sea lawyer 76% connected

The gray snapper. See under Snapper.

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Whaler 76% connected

A vessel or person employed in the whale fishery.

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Man 76% connected

A human being; -- opposed tobeast.

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Sailor 76% connected

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…

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Gob 92% connected

Same as Goaf.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Jack 92% 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…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mariner 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sea dog 92% connected

The dogfish.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Seaman 92% connected

A merman; the male of the mermaid.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tar 92% connected

A sailor; a seaman.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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