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ABLE-BODIED SEAMAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does able-bodied seaman mean?
• ABLE-BODIED SEAMAN (noun)
The noun ABLE-BODIED SEAMAN has 1 sense:
1. a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills
Familiarity information: ABLE-BODIED SEAMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
able-bodied seaman; able seaman
Hypernyms ("able-bodied seaman" is a kind of...):
gob; Jack; Jack-tar; mariner; old salt; sea dog; seafarer; seaman; tar (a man who serves as a sailor)
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