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sailor in Arabic

بَحَّار baḥḥār

/ˈseɪ.lə//ˈseɪ.lɚ/

sailor in Arabic: بَحَّار (baḥḥār), بَحْرِيّ (baḥriyy), مَلَّاح (mallāḥ), نُوتِيّ (nūtiyy). In English, sailor means a person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.

Arabic words for sailor

worker on a ship, seafarer, mariner
بَحَّار baḥḥār, بَحْرِيّ baḥriyy, مَلَّاح mallāḥ, نُوتِيّ nūtiyy, نَوْتِيّ nawtiyy

English meaning of sailor

  1. noun A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.
  2. noun In particular, a member of the crew of a (civilian or military) vessel, as opposed to a captain, admiral, etc.; a mariner; a common seaman.
  3. noun A person who sails sailing boats (as opposed to boats powered by other means) as a sport or recreation.
  4. noun Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Neptis, Pseudoneptis and Phaedyma, having white markings on a dark base and commonly flying by gliding.

Full definition of sailor

sailor in a sentence

  • He's a talented sailor and has spent many years at sea.

Synonyms of sailor

All synonyms of sailor

sailor in other languages

Questions about sailor in Arabic

What is the meaning of sailor in Arabic?
Sailor in Arabic is بَحَّار (baḥḥār), بَحْرِيّ (baḥriyy), مَلَّاح (mallāḥ), نُوتِيّ (nūtiyy).
ما معنى كلمة sailor؟
Sailor: بَحَّار (baḥḥār), بَحْرِيّ (baḥriyy), مَلَّاح (mallāḥ), نُوتِيّ (nūtiyy).
What does sailor mean in English?
Sailor means a person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.

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