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able-bodied seaman

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
able--bod-ied sea-man
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A seaman, especially one in the merchant navy, who has been trained or certified in all routine duties; a member of the Royal Navy rated between ordinary seaman and leading seaman or boatswain's mate.

Inflected Forms

able-bodied seamen (plural) able seaman (alternative) AB (alternative, abbreviation) a.b. (alternative, abbreviation)

Synonyms

able seaman

Questions

What does able-bodied seaman mean?
A seaman, especially one in the merchant navy, who has been trained or certified in all routine duties; a member of the Royal Navy rated between ordinary seaman and leading seaman or boatswain's mate.

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