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seaman |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Seaman \Sea"man\, n.; pl {Seamen}. A merman; the male of the mermaid. [R.] ``Not to mention mermaids or seamen.'' --Locke. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Seaman \Sea"man\, n.; pl {Seamen}. [AS. s[ae]man.] 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}. {Able seaman}, a sailor who is practically conversant with all the duties of common seamanship. {ordinary seaman}. See {Ordinary}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: seaman n : a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {mariner}, {tar}, {Jack-tar}, {old salt}, {seafarer}, {gob}, {sea dog}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Seaman, OH (village, FIPS 71206) Location: 38.93882 N, 83.57311 W Population (1990): 1013 (409 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45679
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