Definition of "sailor" in English

noun

1. A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.

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

2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Neptis, Pseudoneptis and Phaedyma, having white markings on a dark base and commonly flying by gliding.

3. A stiff straw hat with a flat, circular brim and a low, flat crown.

4. A brick, for example in a course of brickwork, that is laid vertically on its shortest end (smallest face), with its widest face facing the outside of the wall.