sailor.
A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.
Meaning & usage
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.
A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft. In particular, a member of the crew of a (civilian or military) vessel, as opposed to a captain, admiral, etc.; a mariner; a common seaman.
A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft. A person who sails sailing boats (as opposed to boats powered by other means) as a sport or recreation.
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.
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.
Where this word comes from
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.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.