seaman Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a man who serves as a sailor
    Jack-tar; tar; old salt; sea dog; gob; Jack; seafarer; mariner.
  2. noun muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
    Nellie Bly; Elizabeth Seaman; Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman.

WordNet

Sea"man noun
Wordforms
plural Seamen
Definitions
  1. A merman; the male of the mermaid. R. "Not to mention mermaids or seamen." Locke.
Sea"man noun
Etymology
AS. sæman.
Wordforms
plural Seamen
Definitions
  1. One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea; a mariner; a sailor; -- applied both to officers and common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to landman, or landsman.

Webster 1913