sailor
English
/ˈseɪlɚ/, /ˈseɪlə/
noun
Definitions
- A person in the business of navigating ships or other vessels
- Someone knowledgeable in the practical management of ships.
- A member of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.
- A person who sails sailing boats as a sport or recreation.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera , and , having white markings on a dark base and commonly flying by gliding.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sailer affix from English sail.
Origin
English
sail
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- after-sail English
- asail English
- board English
- boardsailor English
- day English
- daysail English
- daysailor English
- foresail English
- forestaysail English
- gaffsail English
- headsail English
- lugsail English
- mainsail English
- mizzensail English
- moonsail English
- nonsailor English
- outsail English
- oversail English
- parasail English
- parasailor English
- resail English
- ringsail English
- rosewater English
- rosewater sailor English
- sail English
- sailable English
- sailboard English
- sailboat English
- sailcloth English
- sailcraft English
- sailer English
- sailest English
- saileth English
- sailfin English
- sailfish English
- sailless English
- saillike English
- sailmaker English
- sailmaking English
- sailoress English
- sailoring English
- sailorize English
- sailorless English
- sailorlike English
- sailorly English
- sailorman English
- sailorwoman English
- sailplane English
- sailpunk English
- sailroom English
- sailship English
- sailwear English
- sailworthy English
- saily English
- sailyard English
- skysail English
- spritsail English
- squaresail English
- staysail English
- topsail English
- unsailorlike English
- windsail English
- wingsail English
- sail Dutch, Flemish
- saile Middle English
- sailer Middle English
- sel Tok Pisin
- sela Tok Pisin
- day
- sail
- asail
- board
- saily
- sailer
- resail
- topsail
- sailest
- saileth
- outsail
- lugsail
- skysail
- sailfin
- daysail
- sailroom
- sailyard
- sailorly
- wingsail
- ringsail
- foresail
- gaffsail
- saillike
- sailfish
- sailship
- sailboat
- parasail
- sailable
- oversail
- sailwear
- mainsail
- moonsail
- sailless
- headsail
- windsail
- staysail
- sailpunk
- sailcloth
- sailorize
- sailmaker
- spritsail
- sailplane
- sailboard
- rosewater
- daysailor
- sailoring
- sailorman
- sailcraft
- sailoress
- nonsailor
- sailorlike
- sailmaking
- sailworthy
- sailorless
- parasailor
- mizzensail
- squaresail
- after-sail
- sailorwoman
- boardsailor
- unsailorlike
- forestaysail
- rosewater sailor