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- pronunciation:
- seI
l
 r
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an enlisted man in the navy, whose duty is aboard a ship.
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| definition 2: |
one who operates or serves as crew on a boat.
- similar words:
- mariner
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| definition 3: |
a flat-brimmed, flat-crowned straw hat.
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| related words: |
hearty |
adjective + (n.)sailor
accomplished,
allied,
amateur,
avid,
cute,
drowning,
drunken,
experienced,
fellow,
gay,
homosexual,
injured,
lone,
loyal,
marooned,
salty,
seasoned,
sensible,
shipwrecked,
skilled,
solar,
striped,
surviving,
wounded
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verb + (n.)sailor
cruise, curse, dress, enlist, hoist, kill, lure, rescue, seize, swear
(n.)sailor
+ verb
advocate, anchor, battle, board, dodge, drown, injure, man, navigate, race, row, sail, shout, spot, station, strand, thats, trap, wound
noun + (n.)sailor
apprentice,
battleship,
deck,
escort,
fleet,
honey,
insult,
jacket,
kiss,
knot,
laser,
mast,
morale,
motel,
navy,
prostitute,
sail,
sky,
soldier,
solo,
tattoo,
waterfront,
witch
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The word sailor
contains the following part:
-er, -or, -ar2
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means a person or thing that does
  More about this word part:
The suffix group -er
, -or
, -ar2 turns verbs into agent nouns.
Example words:
actor, administrator, builder, batter3, beggar, broiler, burglar, bursar, captor, carrier, censor, cleaner, commissioner, computer, consumer, container, dancer, diner, director, doctor, drinker, driver, employer, farmer, freezer, laborer, lecher, liar, manager, motor, painter1, pitcher2, player, potter, preacher, razor, refrigerator, reporter, runner, sailor, scribbler, sculptor, seller, singer, speaker, survivor, teacher, tractor, user, vendor, washer, worker, writer
- synonyms:
- -ist, -ite2, -ator, -an, -ian, -ean
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