seafarer

English

Etymology

From Middle English *se-farere (suggested by se-farende, sa farinde (“sea-faring”)) equivalent to sea +‎ farer (“traveler”). Cognate with Middle Dutch seevarer, whence Modern Dutch zeevaarder (“seafarer”), West Frisian seefarder (“seafarer”), German Seefahrer (“seafarer”), Swedish sjöfarare (“seafarer”).

Noun

seafarer (plural seafarers)

  1. A sailor or mariner.
  2. One who travels by sea.

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