seafarer

• The captain plied her skies with the skill of the best seafarer, always seeking the best line, calculating, adapting. —  Witch Star.htm
• He chuckled out loud at the thought, completely forgetting that his costume had not really belonged to an operatic buccaneer, but to a different kind of seafarer altogether Felice Landry watched Counselor Mishima manipulate the elaborate lock mechanism of the cellar door. —  The Many-Coloured Land -- Julian May
• When I headed off Thursday to talk about column-writing to high school journalists, I felt a little like a seafarer commissioned to give a workshop on how to fly the space shuttle. —  chicagotribune.com -
• The maritime industry has what's called a seafarer's penalty wage. —  Dollars & Sense blog
• Known not only as a seafarer, but also one of the greatest benefactors in the history of the Cayman Islands, Captain Theo, in his youth, had helped building the church, from laying out its foundation to building the pulpit. —  Cayman Net News Daily Headlines

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