Sailors and people who work on boats and ships
boatman
noun
a man who takes people or goods somewhere in a small boat, or who has small boats that you can hire for a period of time
boatswain
another spelling of bosun
bosun
noun
an officer on a ship whose job is to look after the ship’s equipment
buccaneer
noun
a sailor in the past who attacked and stole from other ships
cap’n
noun
a way of writing ‘captain’ that shows how it sounds, used for speaking to the captain of a ship
captain
noun
the person in charge of a ship or aircraft
company
noun
the people who work on a particular ship: can be followed by a singular or plural verb
crew
noun
the people who work on a ship, aircraft etc: can be followed by a singular or plural verb
crewman
noun
a man who is a member of the crew of a ship, aircraft etc
docker
noun
someone whose job is to take goods on and off ships at a dock
engineer
noun
someone who controls the engines on a ship or aircraft
ferryman
noun
someone whose job is to operate a ferry
hand
noun
someone who works on a ship
helmsman
noun
someone whose job is to steer a ship (=make it go in a particular direction)
longshoreman
noun
a docker
old salt
noun
an old sailor with a lot of experience
pilot
noun
someone who leads a ship through a difficult or dangerous area of water
purser
noun
someone whose job is to deal with the accounts on a ship and to look after the passengers
sailor
noun
someone who works on a boat or ship
sailor
noun
someone who sails for pleasure, especially someone who has a lot of experience
sea captain
noun
someone who is in charge of a ship, especially a ship that carries goods
sea dog
noun
someone who has a lot of experience of ships and sailing
seaman
noun
a man who is a sailor, especially one who is not an officer
seaman
noun
a man who has the skills of a sailor
shipmate
noun
a sailor who works together with another sailor on the same ship
skipper
noun
someone who is in charge of a small ship or fishing boat. The more formal word is captain.
submariner
noun
someone who works on a submarine
yachtsman
noun
someone who sails or owns a yacht
yachtswoman
noun
a woman who sails or owns a yacht