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Uncommonseaman
The correct spelling is seaman.
How to pronounce seaman
/ˈsiːmən/
nounIPA: /ˈsiːmən/
Say it like: See-man
The correct spelling is seaman. A mariner or sailor, one who mans a ship. Opposed to landman or landsman.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A mariner or sailor, one who mans a ship. Opposed to landman or landsman.
- 2.A person of the lowest rank in the Navy, below able seaman.
- 3.An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice.
- 4.A merman; the male of the mermaid.
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