sailor man
One who voyages
A sailor man is simply a sailor—someone who works on ships or boats.
The phrase is slightly old-fashioned or folksy, appearing in sea shanties, children's rhymes, and nautical tales: What shall we do with a drunken sailor man?
The construction echoes similar formations like medicine man or family man, adding a touch of character or affection to the plain noun.
- seamanOne who works ships
- marinerOne who navigates ships
- seafarerOne who navigates oceans
- old saltExperienced maritime veteran
- salty dogExperienced seafarer or cocktail
captain · anchor · anchor tattoo · ship · deck · voyage · seven seas · ocean · nautical · Popeye · navy · salt · waves · harbor · compass · knots · tattoo · sea legs
sailor manlandlubber
Non-seafaring person
landsman · farmer · mountain man · plainsman · inlander
sailor manhomebody
One preferring domestic life
stay-at-home · homesteader · villager · townsman · local
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