Synonyms and antonyms of Sailors and people who work on boats and ships in British Thesaurus

boatman (noun)

a man who takes people or goods somewhere in a small boat, or who has small boats that you can hire for a period of time

boatswain ()

another spelling of bosun

bosun (noun)

an officer on a ship whose job is to look after the ship’s equipment

buccaneer (noun)

a sailor in the past who attacked and stole from other ships

cap’n (noun)

a way of writing ‘captain’ that shows how it sounds, used for speaking to the captain of a ship

captain (noun)

the person in charge of a ship or aircraft

company (noun)

the people who work on a particular ship: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

crew (noun)

the people who work on a ship, aircraft etc: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

crewman (noun)

a man who is a member of the crew of a ship, aircraft etc

docker (noun)

someone whose job is to take goods on and off ships at a dock

engineer (noun)

someone who controls the engines on a ship or aircraft

ferryman (noun)

someone whose job is to operate a ferry

hand (noun)

someone who works on a ship

helmsman (noun)

someone whose job is to steer a ship (=make it go in a particular direction)

longshoreman (noun)

American a docker

mariner (noun)

mainly literary a sailor

old salt (noun)

old-fashioned an old sailor with a lot of experience

pilot (noun)

someone who leads a ship through a difficult or dangerous area of water

purser (noun)

someone whose job is to deal with the accounts on a ship and to look after the passengers

sailor (noun)

someone who works on a boat or ship

sailor (noun)

someone who sails for pleasure, especially someone who has a lot of experience

sea captain (noun)

someone who is in charge of a ship, especially a ship that carries goods

sea dog (noun)

humorous someone who has a lot of experience of ships and sailing

seaman (noun)

a man who is a sailor, especially one who is not an officer

seaman (noun)

a man who has the skills of a sailor

shipmate (noun)

a sailor who works together with another sailor on the same ship

skipper (noun)

informal someone who is in charge of a small ship or fishing boat. The more formal word is captain.

stevedore (noun)

American a docker

submariner (noun)

someone who works on a submarine

yachtsman (noun)

someone who sails or owns a yacht

yachtswoman (noun)

a woman who sails or owns a yacht