Meaning of Seaman | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname originating as an occupation.
   countable, uncountable
2. Synonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.
3. A village in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States, named after the Seaman family.
   countable, uncountable
4. A person of the lowest rank in the Navy, below able seaman.
   British, Navy
5. An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice.
   Navy, US
6. A merman; the male of the mermaid.

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Examples

“But was it responsible governance to pass⟳ the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect⟳ British seamen? Or might it have⟳ been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt⟳ to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.”

“, Book III not to mention⟳ what is confidently reported of mermaids, or sea-men”

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