as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
ships and the intrepid seafarers who man them remain a vital part of the world economy
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Settled by Polynesian seafarers 800 years ago, Rapa Nui, today part of Chile, has hundreds of monumental stone heads that echo of the past.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
Russian sailors carry handwritten seafarer passports.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Combining archaeological evidence with historical accounts, geography and myth, researchers have concluded that Gorham’s Cave was likely the spiritual site that early seafarers believed to have been the home of the Gorgons, and the site of Medusa’s defeat.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
As for the interior, an elevator connects seafarers to the lower, main, and upper decks.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 July 2024
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
Russian sailors carry handwritten seafarer passports.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Combining archaeological evidence with historical accounts, geography and myth, researchers have concluded that Gorham’s Cave was likely the spiritual site that early seafarers believed to have been the home of the Gorgons, and the site of Medusa’s defeat.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
As for the interior, an elevator connects seafarers to the lower, main, and upper decks.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 July 2024
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The shifts are likely to result in an overall decrease in the total number of U.S. troops in the Middle East, largely because an aircraft carrier contains as many as 5,000 sailors.DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Cup’s foiling monohulls all proved to be technical marvels, with complex foils and sails and a secretive web of mechatronics developed by each team that are triggered by button pushes from the sailors.George Allen, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
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The National Weather Service has issued a gale warning and high surf advisory across the coast in Northern California, calling the ocean conditions hazardous, especially for inexperienced mariners and those operating small vessels.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Third-party ship management is a growing part of the maritime industry, said Capt. Ashok Pandey, a master mariner and associate professor of maritime business at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
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Consult with financial navigators at patient support groups to manage debt and credit troubles.Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Birds are incredible navigators, capable of traveling thousands of miles each year to the same location.Vox Staff, Vox, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Seafarer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seafarer. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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