sailor meaning

sailor as a noun

1. any member of a ship's crew

   Synonyms: crewman

   Type of: skilled worker

   Kinds: hand, lascar, mariner, water dog, yachtsman, Selkirk

   Related forms: sail

2. a serviceman in the navy

   Synonyms: bluejacket, navy man, sailor boy

   Type of: serviceman

   Kinds: coastguardsman, Navy SEAL, striker, submariner

   Related forms: sail

3. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

   Synonyms: boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, skimmer, straw hat

   Type of: hat

sailor in a sentence

• A good sailor only requires a short time to get his sea legs.
• I wouldn't like to be a sailor because I'm afraid of water.
• The sailors were at the mercy of the weather.
• They killed more than three thousand sailors.
• All the skill of the sailors gave way to the violence of the storm.

How to pronounce sailor

sailor is pronounced /ˈseɪlə/ in British English and /ˈseɪlɚ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with sailor

• tailor
• trailer