ordinary seaman

noun

The lowest grade of seaman in the merchant marine; the grade below able-bodied seaman.

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Meanings

nounordinary seaman (plural ordinary seamen)

plural ordinary seamen · alternative initialism OS

  1. nauticalThe lowest grade of seaman in the merchant marine; the grade below able-bodied seaman.

Translations

Finnish puolimatruusi
  • puolimatruusilowest grade of seaman
Hebrew מַלָּח פָּשׁוּט
  • מַלָּח פָּשׁוּט (malakh pashut)lowest grade of seaman
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APA

ordinary seaman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinary%20seaman

MLA

“ordinary seaman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinary%20seaman. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ordinary seaman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinary%20seaman.

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