puller

noun

Definition of pullernext
as in sailor

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  1. sailor
  2. navigator
  3. swab
  4. oar
  5. salt
  6. tar
  7. seaman
  8. sea dog
Noun
  • The Savannah will be carrying a crew of 103 sailors and will not dock at the nearby Ream Naval Base, a site that has raised alarm in Washington and other Western capitals due to its potential use by Chinese military assets.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • A lot of this work used to be done by a ship’s sailors.
    Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of sailor
Noun
  • For the wayfinders and navigators that practice Polynesian voyaging, the clues of where to go are all around the big blue and beyond.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Moana’s latest voyage brings her back to her island home of Motunui, where she’s given the title of master navigator by her dad, Chief Tui (Temuera Morrison).
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of navigator
Noun
  • Her death was ruled a homicide and DNA swabs taken from the body.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The swabs are then sent to a lab, which will relay results to the ordering doctor, who will then update the patient.
    Sony Salzman, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2024
Definition of swab
Noun
  • Every Wayfinder comes with an oar, and Moana’s little sister Simea is accompanied by Pua the pig.
    Quincy Bulin, Parents, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Often seen in their typical garb of a striped top and straw hat navigating a single oar, gondoliers were once a community of thousands in Venice.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Aug. 2024
Definition of oar
Noun
  • Place flour, powdered sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg, if using, in the bowl of a food processor; pulse to combine, about 5 pulses.
    Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
  • When ham is wet-cured, it is immersed in a brine of salt and seasonings, rinsed and then aged, says Kersten.
    Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of salt
Noun
  • Although this production of tar will require further study, Ochando says the work aligns with the current suppositions about tar production.
    Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Initially thought to be tar balls, the golf-ball-size debris turned out to be something much different — a combination of decomposed cooking oils, hair and food waste, the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) said Wednesday.
    Peter Guo, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of tar
Noun
  • The year is 1600 and a stubborn British seaman piloting a Dutch ship washes ashore in Japan.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The pilot of a ferry and his supervisor were each sentenced to more than a year in prison after pleading guilty to seaman’s manslaughter in connection to the 2003 crash of the Staten Island Ferry, which killed 11 people.
    Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2024
Definition of seaman
Noun
  • The Collegeville outfit came with the mask of a scowling pirate with an open eye-patch that looked more like a black eye and a sickly green pallor that would shiver the timbers of the saltiest sea dog.
    René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Most sea dogs dreamed of one large prize and melting into polite society.
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Definition of sea dog
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