Seafarer

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sailor or mariner.
  2. 2
    a man who serves as a sailor wordnet
  3. 3
    One who travels by sea.

Synonyms

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marinerabable seamanable-bodied seamanancient marinerargonaut

Example

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"In 1498, the seafarer and explorer Vasco da Gama found a route to India."

Etymology

From Middle English *se-farere (suggested by se-farende, sa farinde (“sea-faring”)) equivalent to sea + farer (“traveler”). Cognate with Middle Dutch seevarer, whence Modern Dutch zeevaarder (“seafarer”), West Frisian seefarder (“seafarer”), German Seefahrer (“seafarer”), Swedish sjöfarare (“seafarer”).

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