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able seaman

noun

Definition of able seaman

: an experienced deck-department seaman qualified to perform routine duties at sea

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 The transcript of these conversations, as well as (one-sided) electronic communications among the captain, mates, engineers, able seamen and people ashore, runs to 500 pages. — Douglas Preston, New York Times, "A Disaster at Sea, Animated by 26 Hours of Black-Box Recordings," 1 May 2018

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First Known Use of able seaman

1657, in the meaning defined above

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