seamen
/ˈsiːmən/ · noun
Meaning
- A mariner or sailor, one who mans a ship. Opposed to landman or landsman.
- A person of the lowest rank 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.
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