English > tar: 3 senses > noun 2, person | Meaning | A man who serves as a sailor. |
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| Synonyms | mariner, seaman, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog |
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| Narrower | able seaman, able-bodied seaman | A seaman in the merchant marine |
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| boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, bosun, bo'sun | A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen |
| deckhand, roustabout | A member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor |
| helmsman, steersman, steerer | The person who steers a ship |
| lighterman, bargeman, bargee | someone who operates a barge |
| officer, ship's officer | A person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel |
| pilot | A person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor |
| sea lawyer | An argumentative and contentious seaman |
| whaler | A seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales |
| Broader | sailor, crewman | Any member of a ship's crew |
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| Spanish | Jack, lobo de mar, marinera, marinero, marino, navegante |
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| Catalan | Jack, llop de mar, marí, mariner, navegant |
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