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語源

From 中期英語 seeman, seman, from 古期英語 sǣmann. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Seemon (“seaman, sailor”), West Frisian seeman (“seaman, sailor”), Dutch zeeman (“seaman, sailor”), German Low German Seemann (“seaman, sailor”), German Seemann (“seaman, sailor”), Swedish sjöman (“seaman, sailor”), Norwegian sjømann (“seaman, sailor”). Equivalent to sea +‎ -man.

発音

• IPA: /ˈsiːmən/
• 韻: -iːmən
• Homophone: semen

名詞

seaman (plural seamen)

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

   Synonyms: lobscouser (dated), mariner, matelot, seafarer, shipper (obsolete), waterman (archaic)

   Hyponyms: able-bodied seaman, able seaman, afterguard, beachcomber, bluejacket, cuny, killock, master mariner, ordinary seaman, packetman, rating, underseaman, waister

   • 2012 March, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist‎, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 18 April 2012, page 87:

     But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea. […] Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.

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.
   • 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC:
     , Book III

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

等位語

• seawoman (female); landman, landsman (opposed figure)

派生語

関連する語

• AB

参考

• seaman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• Samean, Semaan, amanse