seaman

Signification (Anglais)

1. Synonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.
2. (British, Navy) A person of the lowest rank in the Navy, below able seaman.
3. (Navy, US) 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.

Concepts

marin

matelot

marinier

🌊

Jack

jack

Jean

navigateur

valet

homme de mer

Jeannot

Dhakhan

membre de l’équipage

âne

🫏

quartier-maître de deuxième classe

caisse

📦

cric

gens

🧑‍🤝‍🧑

goudron

Synonymes

sailor

mariner

seafarer

gob

tar

marine

Jack

navigator

Jack-tar

old salt

sea dog

boatman

sailer

swab

Viking

deckhand

SN

jack tar

bluejacket

blue coat

crew

deck-hand

explorer

hearty

maritime

midshipman

nautical

naval

naval officer

privateer

register

Traductions

marinaio

marinero

Seemann

zeeman

marinheiro

Matrose

matroos

ναύτης

marino

mariner

denizci

بحار

gemici

ναυτικός

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsiːmən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: seeman

Hérité de ancien anglais: sǣmann

Appartenant à saterlandais: Seemon

Appartenant à frison occidental: seeman

Appartenant à néerlandais: zeeman

Appartenant à allemand: Seemann

Appartenant à suédois: sjöman

Appartenant à norvégien: sjømann

In summary

From Middle English seeman, seman, from Old English sǣmann. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Seemon (“seaman, sailor”), West Frisian seeman (“seaman, sailor”), Dutch zeeman (“seaman, sailor”), German Low German Seemann (“seaman, sailor”), German Seemann (“seaman, sailor”), Swedish sjöman (“seaman, sailor”), Norwegian sjømann (“seaman, sailor”). Equivalent to sea + -man.