seafarer

seafarer
seafarer (n.) 1510s, from SEA (Cf. sea) + agent noun from FARE (Cf. fare) (n.). The Anglo-Saxon poem now known by that name was originally untitled.

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  • Seafarer — Sea far er, n. [Sea + fare.] One who follows the sea as a business; a mariner; a sailor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • seafarer — [n] sailor bluejacket, boater, boatman/ woman, deck hand, mariner, mate, middy, midshipman/woman, old salt*, pirate, sailorman/woman, sea dog*, seaman/woman, swabbie*, yachtsman/woman; concepts 348,358,366 …   New thesaurus

  • seafarer — [sē′fer΄ər] n. a traveler by sea; esp., a sailor …   English World dictionary

  • seafarer — seafaring ► ADJECTIVE ▪ travelling by sea. ► NOUN ▪ travel by sea. DERIVATIVES seafarer noun …   English terms dictionary

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  • Seafarer, The — (10th century)    The Seafarer is an OLD ENGLISH poem of 124 lines preserved in the 10th century EXETER BOOK manuscript, which contains a wide assortment of Anglo Saxon poetry. Like The WANDERER, the poem most often associated with it, The… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

  • seafarer — noun Etymology: sea + 1fare + 2 er Date: 1513 mariner …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • seafarer — /see fair euhr/, n. 1. a sailor. 2. a traveler on the sea. [1505 15; SEA + FARER] * * * …   Universalium

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