Sailor - Other Uses

Other Uses

An ancient term, the word "sailor" has come to mean many things. Sailor may refer to:

  • A person who is under sail and not on a vessel with motorised power of any kind in the Royal Navy,
  • A person who goes out sailing, boating or yachting,
  • A person who practices the art of controlling the motion of a sailing ship or sailboat across a body of water,
  • An enlisted member of a military naval force,
  • Anyone on a boat,
  • Anyone from a recruit to an admiral in a navy or coast guard,
  • Members of the deck department as opposed to members of other departments in the Merchant Navy.

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