·noun One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.
A man trained in managing a ship, either at sea or in harbour. A thorough sailor is the same with ma...
The Sailor's Word-Book
An epithet for a green hand, of whom an old saying has it, "whose shippe was drowned in the playne o...
or soldier. A mean, spiritless, and utterly useless rascal. ...