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seafarer

/ˈsiˌfɛɹɚ/US/ˈsiˌfeɹɚ/

seafarer noun: someone whose occupation is operating a ship or boat at sea, for either civilian or military purposes.

Noun

seafarer (plural seafarers)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    mariner, seaman, sailor
  2. 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.

seafarer meaning in Urdu and Malay

seafarer in Urdu

ملاح

seafarer in Malay

one who travels by sea
pelaut

Synonyms of seafarer

Forms of seafarer

pluralseafarers

Origin of seafarer

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”).

Questions about seafarer

What does seafarer mean?
Seafarer means someone whose occupation is operating a ship or boat at sea, for either civilian or military purposes.
What is seafarer in Urdu?
Seafarer in Urdu is ملاح. See Seafarer meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is seafarer?
Seafarer is a noun.
How do you pronounce seafarer?
Seafarer is pronounced /ˈsiˌfɛɹɚ/.
What is the plural of seafarer?
The plural of seafarer is seafarers.

Words near seafarer in the dictionary

  1. seaduck
  2. seaducks
  3. seafan
  4. seafans
  5. seafare
  6. seafarer
  7. seafarers
  8. seafares
  9. seafaring
  10. seafarings
  11. SEAFDEC

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