seafarer
Someone whose occupation is operating a ship or boat at sea, for either civilian or…Someone whose occupation is operating a ship or boat at sea, for either civilian or military purposes.
» Liverpudlians are more often known as Scousers, a reference to a cheap stew eaten by the city's seafarers in the 19th century.
Meaning
2 sensesSomeone whose occupation is operating a ship or boat at sea, for either civilian or military purposes.
An intergovernmental panel will draw up plans to relieve seafarers who have been stuck at sea during a crisis.
Anyone who travels by sea.
Seefahrer
морепла́вательmoreplávatelʹ, моря́кmorják, морепла́вательницаmoreplávatelʹnica
морепла́вецьmoreplávecʹ, моря́кmorják, морепла́вицяmoreplávycja
- a man who serves as a sailor
Examples
1 sentencesLiverpudlians are more often known as Scousers, a reference to a cheap stew eaten by the city's seafarers in the 19th century.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English *se-farere (suggested by se-farende, sa farinde (“sea-faring”)) equivaFrom Middle English *se-farere (suggested by se-farende, sa farinde (“sea-faring”)) equivalent to sea + farer (“traveler”) and to seafare + -er. Cognate with Middle Dutch seevarer, whence Modern Dutch zeevaarder (“seafarer”), West Frisian seefarder (“seafarer”), German Seefahrer (“seafarer”), Swedish sjöfarare (“seafarer”).
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