sailor
nounEtymology
Alteration of earlier sailer, from Middle English sailer, sayler, saylere, equivalent to sail + -or. Cognate with German Segler (“sailor”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English marinel, marynell (“sailor”) borrowed from Old French marinel (“sailor”). See mariner.
- inherited from sailer
Definitions
A person who sails
A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.
- He's a talented sailor and has spent many years at sea.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Neptis, Pseudoneptis and Phaedyma,…
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Neptis, Pseudoneptis and Phaedyma, having white markings on a dark base and commonly flying by gliding.
A stiff straw hat with a flat, circular brim and a low, flat crown.
- Straw Sailors. Children's large-leaf straw sailors, in new shapes, smooth or rough straw . Sizes 6 to 64. 80c, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00. Milan sailors in new, large shapes, with white or cream ribbon.
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A brick, for example in a course of brickwork, that is laid vertically on its shortest…
A brick, for example in a course of brickwork, that is laid vertically on its shortest end (smallest face), with its widest face facing the outside of the wall.
A surname.
The neighborhood
- synonymjack
- synonymjacktar
- synonymlobscouser
- synonymmariner
- synonymmatelot
- synonymNeptunian
- synonymNeptunist
- synonymsailor
- synonymsalt
- synonymseafarer
- synonymseaman
- synonymshipman
- antonymlandlubber
- antonymlandman
- antonymlandsman
- antonymnonsailor
- neighborlascar
- neighboroarsman
- neighborAppendix:Glossary of nautical terms
- neighborperson
- neighborcoaster
- neighborcrewman
- neighborcrewperson
- neighborcrewwoman
- neighbormatey
- neighbormerchant mariner
- neighborpirate
- neighborprivateer
Derived
a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor, blue sailor, boardsailor, by-the-wind sailor, curse like a sailor, daysailor, mouth of a sailor, nonsailor, paper sailor, parasailor, ragged sailor, rosewater sailor, roving sailor, sailor collar, sailor dive, sailoress, sailor-fish, sailor fuku, sailor hat, sailoring, sailorize, sailorless, sailorlike, sailorly, sailorman, sailor mouth, sailor plant, sailor-proof, sailorproof, sailor's eyeball, sailor skirt, sailor suit, sailorwoman, swear like a sailor, trailer sailor, turnpike sailor, wandering sailor
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at sailor. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at sailor. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at sailor
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA