sailor
any member of a ship's crew
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,965 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,523 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- any member of a ship's crew also: crewman
- a serviceman in the navy also: bluejacket, navy man, sailor boy
- a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown also: boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, skimmer, straw hat
sailor in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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In some of them he assumed the disguise of a sailor.
Nonsense Novels · Stephen Leacock · Chapter 1
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I was but a fresh-water sailor and therefore it seemed more terrible.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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But king o’ the club, the gayest golden spark, Sailor o’ sailors, what sailor do I mark?
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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A soft brown silk tie was knotted smartly under her fresh collar, and she wore her new sailor hat.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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Little Joey, however, was always welcome and he'd often drop in on the old sailor and never in vain.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1