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”).

  1. inherited from *se-farere

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. Anyone who travels by sea.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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