Seamen

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Seaman \Sea"man\, n.; pl. {Seamen}.
     A merman; the male of the mermaid. [R.] "Not to mention
     mermaids or seamen." --Locke.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Seaman \Sea"man\, n.; pl. {Seamen}. [AS. saeman.]
     One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships
     at sea; a mariner; a sailor; -- applied both to officers and
     common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to
     {landman}, or {landsman}.
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     {Able seaman}, a sailor who is practically conversant with
        all the duties of common seamanship.
  
     {Ordinary seaman}. See {Ordinary}.
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