rosewater sailor

noun

An officer who is incompetent, or not well-suited for the seas.

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Meanings

nounrosewater sailor (plural rosewater sailors)

plural rosewater sailors

  1. obsoleteslangnauticalAn officer who is incompetent, or not well-suited for the seas.

Origin

From rosewater + sailor.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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