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seaman

 
/ˈsi·mən/ n [C]

Definition

a man who lives and works mostly on ships at sea A seaman is also a sailor in the US Coast Guard or Navy who is not an officer.
(Definition of seaman n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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