seeman
See also: Seeman
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Old English sǣmann; equivalent to see (“sea”) + man (“man, person”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editseeman (plural seemen)
Descendants
edit- English: seaman
References
edit- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Sea-man”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VIII, Part 2 (S–Sh), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 329, column 3.