a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.

a seaman below the rank of officer.

a naval enlistee.

a person adept at sailing, esp. with reference to freedom from seasickness

He was such a bad sailor that he always traveled to Europe by plane.

a flat-brimmed straw hat with a low, flat crown.

noun

able-bodied sailor , bluejacket , boater , cadet , circumnavigator , deck hand , diver , hearty * , jack , lascar , marine , mariner , mate , middy , midshipman/woman , navigator , old salt , pilot , pirate , salt * , sea dog * , seafarer , sea person , shellback , shipmate , swab , swabber , swabbie , tar * , tarpaulin * , water dog , windjammer , yachter , jack-tar , sea dog , seaman , deckhand , jacky , midshipman , salt , tar , tarpaulin , yachtsman , yachtswoman