Seaman

Goalkeeper's family name

A seaman is a sailor, particularly one who serves aboard a ship as crew rather than as an officer.

The term applies to anyone who works at sea: The seamen prepared the vessel for departure.

In naval ranks, seaman designates enlisted personnel below petty officer.

The word is homophonous with semen, which sometimes prompts snickering or deliberate avoidance.

naval

sailor

Seafaring crew member

enlisted · petty officer · crew · ship · vessel · fleet · navy · anchor · voyage · maritime

tradition

anchor tattoo

Seafarer's traditional body art

grog · salt · old salt · fo'c'sle · Popeye · Sinbad · superstition · albatross · Davy Jones · landlubber

merchant

cargo

Transported goods

merchant marine · commercial · shipping · trade · harbor · dock · longshoreman · manifest · tonnage · charter

Categories
Opposites
domain of service/work environment

Seamanlandsman

Inexperienced crew member

landlubber · airman · soldier · infantryman · ground crew

naval rank hierarchy

Seamanadmiral

Senior naval commander

fleet admiral · captain · commodore · rear admiral · vice admiral

maritime experience level

Seamanold salt

Experienced maritime veteran

sea dog · ship's captain · bosun · able seaman · naval commander

Family

seamen, seamanship

Familiarity
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