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sailor

noun
a person whose job it is to work as a member of the crew of a commercial or naval ship or boat, especially one who is below the rank of officer.
船員, 海員, 船乗り (!通例船長・航海士より下の船員をさす) ; 水夫, 下級船員; 水兵, 海軍軍人
usually with adjective or noun modifier a person who goes sailing as a sport or recreation:
ヨット乗り[セーリング]をする人.
e.g. she was a keen sailor.
(a good sailor/bad sailor) a person who rarely (or often) becomes sick at sea in rough weather.
〖形容詞を伴って〗船に…な人

DERIVATIVES
sailorly adjective

ORIGIN
mid 17th century: variant of obsolete sailer.