seafarer
noun/ˈsiˌfɛɹɚ//ˈsiˌfeɹɚ/US
Etymology
From Middle English *se-farere (suggested by se-farende, sa farinde (“sea-faring”)) equivalent to sea + farer (“traveler”) and to seafare + -er. Cognate with Middle Dutch seevarer, whence Modern Dutch zeevaarder (“seafarer”), West Frisian seefarder (“seafarer”), German Seefahrer (“seafarer”), Swedish sjöfarare (“seafarer”).
- inherited from *se-farere✻
Definitions
Someone whose occupation is operating a ship or boat at sea, for either civilian or…
Someone whose occupation is operating a ship or boat at sea, for either civilian or military purposes.
- An intergovernmental panel will draw up plans to relieve seafarers who have been stuck at sea during a crisis.
Anyone who travels by sea.
The neighborhood
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No curated loop yet for seafarer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA