- plural of seaman.
seamen
Example Sentences
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But the FAA expressly excludes from arbitration “contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.”
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
The Journal spoke to more than a dozen seamen held in the gulf, who described deteriorating conditions tipping into a humanitarian crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
But like many seamen, he says he needed the work.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
The researchers have estimated that the proportion of lung cancers related to onboard asbestos exposure were of the order of 27 per cent in Australian seamen and 12 per cent in British seamen.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2023
It was said the able seamen insisted on keeping the ward shipshape themselves and had taken over the sweeping and the heavy bumper.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
