jack-tar
Noun
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A man who serves as a sailor (synset 110314263)
subtypes:
- able seaman, able-bodied seaman - a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills
- bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosun - a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
- deckhand, roustabout - a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
- helmsman, steerer, steersman - the person who steers a ship
- bargee, bargeman, lighterman - someone who operates a barge
- officer, ship's officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
- pilot - a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
- sea lawyer - an argumentative and contentious seaman
- whaler - a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
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