sailor : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sailor	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sailor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sailor n any member of a ship's crew Synonym(s): sailor, crewman a serviceman in the navy Synonym(s): bluejacket, navy man, sailor, sailor boy a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown Synonym(s): boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hat
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sailor \Sail"or\, n. 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; a mariner; a common seaman. Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer. {Sailor's choice}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An excellent marine food fish ({Diplodus, [or] Lagodon, rhomboides}) of the Southern United States; -- called also {porgy}, {squirrel fish}, {yellowtail}, and {salt-water bream}. (b) A species of grunt ({Orthopristis, [or] Pomadasys, chrysopterus}), an excellent food fish common on the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also {hogfish}, and {pigfish}.