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Synonyms for sailors

Grammar : Noun
Spell : sey-ler
Phonetic Transcription : ˈseɪ lər

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Définition of sailors

Origin :
  • c.1400, sailer, agent noun from sail (v.). Spelling with -o- arose 16c., probably by influence of tailor, etc., and to distinguish the meaning "seaman, mariner" from "thing that sails." It replaced much older seaman and mariner (q.q.v.). Old English also had merefara "sailor." Applied as an adjective from 1870s to clothing styles and items based on a sailor's characteristic attire.
  • noun person who travels by sea
Example sentences :
  • All the sailors had a kind word for him, and many were the praises which he received in the forecastle.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Slowly and reluctantly, the sailors took their places, for Robert was a favorite with them.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • A party of sailors, headed by an officer, came out of the woods, and headed for the shore.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • A boat was got ready, and the captain got in, with four sailors to row.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Such of the sailors as happened to be on deck shared his feelings.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • The ships were undermanned, for the sailors, too, had been ashore feasting.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • The mob of London were less compassionate than the sailors had been.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • Such was often the fate of sailors, in that day, who were with you one day, and lost for ever the next.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • How true is it, that "sailors make their money like horses, and spend it like asses!"
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Among our people were soldiers, sailors, and 'long-shore-men'.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
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