schooner bum

noun

A tall ship enthusiast, especially one that chooses working on tall ships over more reliable or better paying employment.

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Meanings

nounschooner bum (plural schooner bums)

plural schooner bums

  1. derogatoryslangsometimesnauticalA tall ship enthusiast, especially one that chooses working on tall ships over more reliable or better paying employment.

    As any schooner bum or tall ship fanatic knows, schooner races are straight up a good time.

    2020 October 23, Maddie Carlone, “The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race!”, in World Ocean School
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    “I became a schooner bum,” Zin says. He sailed on schooners for Philadelphia City Sail, did some trips on Amistad and got into boat delivery.

    2025 March 26, Pim Van Hemmen, “An Electric Personality”, in Soundings

Origin

From schooner + bum.

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“schooner bum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schooner%20bum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schooner bum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schooner%20bum.

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