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rosewater sailor

rosewater sailor noun: an officer who is incompetent, or not well-suited for the seas.

Noun

rosewater sailor (plural rosewater sailors)

  1. (obsolete, slang) An officer who is incompetent, or not well-suited for the seas.

Forms of rosewater sailor

pluralrosewater sailors

Origin of rosewater sailor

From rosewater + sailor.

Questions about rosewater sailor

What does rosewater sailor mean?
Rosewater sailor means an officer who is incompetent, or not well-suited for the seas.
What part of speech is rosewater sailor?
Rosewater sailor is a noun.
What is the plural of rosewater sailor?
The plural of rosewater sailor is rosewater sailors.

Words near rosewater sailor in the dictionary

  1. Roseville Chase
  2. Rosewarne
  3. Rosewarnes
  4. rosewater
  5. rosewater philosophy
  6. rosewater sailor
  7. rosewater sailors
  8. rosewaters
  9. Rosewell
  10. Rosewhite
  11. rosewise

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