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Samerrustom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Man in a sea

I was reading an article and I found more than word and some of them has the same meaning but I am not because google translate is wrong sometime.
Could you provide me with the meaning of the following words please:
Seafarer
sailor
mariner
seaman

Thank you.
  

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seafarer (sea + faer; Old English for travel, journey) 1. a traveller who goes by sea 2. a less common word for sailor sailor (from the verb "sail" + -er; a person who does it) 1.

  • seafarer (sea + faer; Old English for travel, journey) 1.
  • a traveller who goes by sea 2.
  • a less common word for sailor sailor (from the verb "sail" + -er; a person who does it) 1.
  • a person who makes a living by sailing 2.
  • a person in the navy 3.
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seafarer (sea + faer; Old English for travel, journey)
1. a traveller who goes by sea
2. a less common word for sailor

sailor (from the verb "sail" + -er; a person who does it)
1. a person who makes a living by sailing
2. a person in the navy
3. a person who sails a ship

mariner (from the French word for "sea")
1. an older uncommon word for sailor (used in

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