Sailor \Sail"or\, n.
One who follows the business of navigating ships or other
vessels; one who understands the practical management of
ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common
seaman.
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Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer.
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{Sailor's choice}. (Zool.)
(a) An excellent marine food fish ({Diplodus rhomboides},
syn. {Lagodon rhomboides}) of the Southern United States;
-- called also {porgy}, {squirrel fish}, {yellowtail},
and {salt-water bream}.
(b) A species of grunt ({Orthopristis chrysopterus} syn.
{Pomadasys chrysopterus}), an excellent food fish common
on the southern coasts of the United States; -- called
also {hogfish}, and {pigfish}.
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