| seaman | | |
| n. (person) | 1. gob, jack, jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar | a man who serves as a sailor. |
| ~ able-bodied seaman, able seaman | a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills. |
| ~ bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosun | a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen. |
| ~ deckhand, roustabout | a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor. |
| ~ helmsman, steerer, steersman | the person who steers a ship. |
| ~ bargee, bargeman, lighterman | someone who operates a barge. |
| ~ ship's officer, officer | a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel.; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" |
| ~ pilot | a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor. |
| ~ crewman, sailor | any member of a ship's crew. |
| ~ sea lawyer | an argumentative and contentious seaman. |
| ~ whaler | a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales. |
| n. (person) | 2. elizabeth cochrane seaman, elizabeth seaman, nellie bly, seaman | muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922). |
| ~ journalist | a writer for newspapers and magazines. |
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