sailor
pronunciation
How to pronounce sailor in British English:
UK [ˈseɪlə(r)]
How to pronounce sailor in American English:
US [ˈseɪlər]
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- Noun:
- any member of a ship's crew
- a serviceman in the navy
- a stiff straw hat with a flat crown
Word Origin
- sailor (n.)
- c. 1400, sailer, agent noun from sail (v.). Spelling with -o- arose 16c., probably by influence of tailor, etc., and to distinguish the meaning "seaman, mariner" from "thing that sails." It replaced much older seaman and mariner (q.q.v.). Old English also had merefara "sailor." Applied as an adjective from 1870s to clothing styles and items based on a sailor's characteristic attire.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Now tell me readers : who 's your favorite sailor scout ?
- 2. The younger one wanted to be a sailor , and so I found him a place on a ship .
- 3. But life on the sea , as any fisherman or sailor could tell you , is hard and dangerous .
- 4. According to local reports , the unknown sailor was buried in a boiler suit , or overalls .
- 5. A cup of coffee at starbucks costs as much as a filipino merchant sailor earns in one and a half days .