Definition of "seaman" in Englisch

noun

1. Synonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.

2. (British, Navy) A person of the lowest rank in the Navy, below able seaman.

3. (US, Navy) An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice.

4. A merman; the male of the mermaid.

   • , Book III not to mention what is confidently reported of mermaids, or sea-men