seaman

Mane (Îngilîzî)

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.

Hevwate

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

Werger

marinaio

marinero

Seemann

marin

matelot

marinheiro

zeeman

Matrose

matroos

ναύτης

marino

mariner

بحار

denizci

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈsiːmən/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: seeman

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin: sǣmann

Hevwate bi Saterfriesisch: Seemon

Hevwate bi frîsî: seeman

Hevwate bi holendî: zeeman

Hevwate bi almanî: Seemann

Hevwate bi swêdî: sjöman

Hevwate bi norwecî: 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.