sailor
A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other…A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.
» He saved a sailor.
Er hat einen Seemann gerettet. — mayabe
Er rettete einen Matrosen. — mayabe
Он спас моряка. — ae5s
Він врятував моряка. — aandrusiak
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6 sensesA person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.
He's a talented sailor and has spent many years at sea.
Matrose, Matrosin, Seemann
матро́сmatrós, моря́кmorják, морепла́вательmoreplávatelʹ
моря́кmorják, матро́сmatrós, морепла́вецьmoreplávecʹ
A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.
In particular, a member of the crew of a (civilian or military) vessel, as opposed to a captain, admiral, etc.; a mariner; a common seaman.
A person who sails sailing boats (as opposed to boats powered by other means) as a sport or recreation.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Neptis, Pseudoneptis and Phaedyma, having white markings on a dark base and commonly flying by gliding.
A stiff straw hat with a flat, circular brim and a low, flat crown.
a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
A brick, for example in a course of brickwork, that is laid vertically on its shortest end (smallest face), with its widest face facing the outside of the wall.
Examples
156 sentencesHe saved a sailor.
Він врятував моряка. — aandrusiak
ruОн спас моряка. — ae5s
deEr hat einen Seemann gerettet. — mayabe
You're a sailor, aren't you?
Ти ж матрос? — deniko
The sailors abandoned the burning ship.
ruМоряки покинули горящее судно. — marafon
deDie Matrosen verließen das brennende Schiff. — samueldora
He hoped to be a sailor.
ruОн надеялся стать моряком. — Wezel
I'm not much of a sailor.
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Origin
Alteration of earlier sailer, from Middle English sailer, sayler, saylere, equivalent to sAlteration of earlier sailer, from Middle English sailer, sayler, saylere, equivalent to sail + -or. Cognate with German Segler (“sailor”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English marinel, marynell (“sailor”) borrowed from Old French marinel (“sailor”). See mariner.
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plural: sailorsSynonyms
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