Synonym: Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, Elizabeth Seaman, Jack, Jack-tar, Nellie Bly, Seaman, gob, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, tar. Similar words: ad nauseam, as a man, adamant, in a manner of speaking, amalgamation, sea, sear, seal. Meaning: ['sɪːmən] 
n. 1. a man who serves as a sailor 2. muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922).
n. 1. a man who serves as a sailor 2. muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922). 61. Cap'n Smollett 's a fine seaman, as I'll own up to any day, but stiff on discipline.
62. And the coxswain, Israel Hands, was a careful, wily, old, experienced seaman, who could be trusted at a pinch with almost anything.