sailor
noun [C] /ˈseɪ.lər/
/-lɚ/ Definition
B1 a person who works on a ship, especially one who is not an officerPeople who work on boats and ships B1 a person who often takes part in the sport of using boats with sailsPeople who work on boats and ships a good/bad sailor › someone who is not/often ill when they travel by boatPeople who work on boats and ships
(Definition of sailor noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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