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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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From November 2023 until this January, the Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two of them and killing four sailors.
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Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
The Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two of them and killing four sailors from November 2023 until January of this year.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
But those launches are usually accompanied by airspace and maritime warning notices to ensure pilots and sailors steer clear of the test.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
Leslie’s wife, also a witness, reported that one of the sailors’ arms came off in the process.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
The Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two of them and killing four sailors from November 2023 until January of this year.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
But those launches are usually accompanied by airspace and maritime warning notices to ensure pilots and sailors steer clear of the test.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
Leslie’s wife, also a witness, reported that one of the sailors’ arms came off in the process.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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