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seamen |
2 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}.
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