Sailor(n.) 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.
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AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Neptune, OD, Poseidon, Varuna, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, adventurer, alpinist, astronaut, bluejacket, boatman, buccaneer, camper, captain, climber, comers and goers, commuter, cosmopolite, cruiser, deep-sea man, excursionist, explorer, fair-weather sailor, fare, fisherman, globe-girdler, globe-trotter, gob, goer, hajji, hearty, jack, jack afloat, jack-tar, jacky, jet set, jet-setter, journeyer, limey, lobsterman, mariner, matelot, mountaineer, navigator, old salt, palmer, passenger, passerby, pathfinder, pilgrim, pioneer, pirate, privateer, rubberneck, rubbernecker, salt, sea dog, sea rover, seafarer, seafaring man, seaman, shellback, shipman, sightseer, skipper, straphanger, swab, swabbie, tar, tarpaulin, tourer, tourist, trailblazer, trailbreaker, transient, traveler, trekker, tripper, viator, viking, visiting fireman, voortrekker, voyager, voyageur, water dog, wayfarer, whaler, windjammer, windsailor, world-traveler, yachtsman