Meaning & use
sailorman
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A sailor; a man who works on or serves aboard a ship.
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The old sailorman spun tales of storms he'd weathered at sea.
The cartoon sailorman famously declared he was strong to the finish after eating his spinach.
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A folksy or dialectal term for sailor, made widely known by the cartoon character Popeye the Sailorman.
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