Seaman
WordNet
noun
(1) A man who serves as a sailor
(2) Muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A mariner or sailor, one who mans a ship. Opposed to landman or landsman.
- The lowest ranking in the Navy, below Able Seaman.
- An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice.
- A merman; the male of the mermaid.
- Not to mention mermaids or seamen. — Locke.