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b(1)
: a member of a ship's crew
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: a traveler by water
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: a stiff straw hat with a low flat crown and straight circular brim
Examples of sailor in a Sentence
He worked as a sailor on a cargo ship.
the sailors were glad to be arriving in port after their long voyage
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Tristan was a sailor who captained the school’s forty-foot yacht.
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Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
Read Next California Navy sailor killed answering unexpected knock in 2021, CA cops say.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
My late father-in-law fought at the Battle of the Bulge in late 1944, my late uncle was wounded at the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945, and my husband’s great uncle was a sailor whose warship was sunk by the Japanese in 1942 and whose headstone may be found in Manila.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
The family of Angelina Petra Resendiz, a Navy sailor who was found dead in Virginia this week, says they were not told about her disappearance — and want someone to take accountability for her death.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 11 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
Read Next California Navy sailor killed answering unexpected knock in 2021, CA cops say.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
My late father-in-law fought at the Battle of the Bulge in late 1944, my late uncle was wounded at the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945, and my husband’s great uncle was a sailor whose warship was sunk by the Japanese in 1942 and whose headstone may be found in Manila.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
The family of Angelina Petra Resendiz, a Navy sailor who was found dead in Virginia this week, says they were not told about her disappearance — and want someone to take accountability for her death.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for sailor
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“Sailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailor. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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