seafarer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsiˌfɛɹɚ/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
- /-fɛəɹɚ/ (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈsiˌfeɹɚ/ (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
Etymology
From Middle English *se-farere (suggested by se-farende, sa farinde (“sea-faring”)) equivalent to sea + farer (“traveler”) and to seafare + -er. Cognate with Middle Dutch seevarer, whence Modern Dutch zeevaarder (“seafarer”), West Frisian seefarder (“seafarer”), German Seefahrer (“seafarer”), Swedish sjöfarare (“seafarer”).
Meanings
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Someone whose occupation is operating a ship or boat at sea, for either civilian or military purposes.
An intergovernmental panel will draw up plans to relieve seafarers who have been stuck at sea during a crisis.
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Anyone who travels by sea.
Clearly the earliest Australians were seafarers who landed there tens of thousands of years ago; our quest to know more about them — did they come from Melanesia? what kind of boats did they have? were they blown out to sea by a storm? — is ongoing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| seafarers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (38)
nl zeevaarder (one who travels by sea) · cmn 航海家 (one who travels by sea) · fi merenkulkija (one who travels by sea) · sk moreplavec (one who travels by sea) · cy morwr (one who travels by sea) · ko 뱃사람 (one who travels by sea) · cs mořeplavec (one who travels by sea) · uk морепла́виця (one who travels by sea) · es marinero (one who travels by sea) · ms pelaut (one who travels by sea) · be марапла́віца (one who travels by sea) · ru морепла́вательница (one who travels by sea) · de Seefahrer (one who travels by sea) · sk námorník (one who travels by sea) · cs námořník (one who travels by sea) · sh морепло́вац (one who travels by sea) · fr marin (one who travels by sea) · bg мореплава́тел (one who travels by sea) · pl żeglarz (one who travels by sea) · ja 船乗り (one who travels by sea) · it marittimo (one who travels by sea) · ru моря́к (one who travels by sea) · pl żeglarka (one who travels by sea) · mk морепловец (one who travels by sea) · be мара́к (one who travels by sea) · da søfarer (one who travels by sea) · bg мореплава́телка (one who travels by sea) · sv sjöfarare (one who travels by sea) · nb sjøfarer (one who travels by sea) · pt navegante (one who travels by sea) · uk моря́к (one who travels by sea) · sh moreplóvac (one who travels by sea) · ka ზღვაოსანი (one who travels by sea) · uk морепла́вець (one who travels by sea) · be марапла́вец (one who travels by sea) · ka მეზღვაური (one who travels by sea) · ru морепла́ватель (one who travels by sea) · sl pomorščak (one who travels by sea)