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seaman

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A mariner or sailor working aboard a vessel; a central figure in sea sea-faring narrative verse, symbolizing adventure or hardship.

Detailed Definition
A seaman is a person who serves on a ship or works professionally at sea. In older poetry, the word often appears in maritime or navigational imagery, as here with the star used for guidance.
Example
Example in poetry:
“The merchant bows unto the seaman’s star” links seaman with navigation and labor; Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner is a seaman burdened by oceanic guilt; “The old seaman read weather in the gulls’ low flight” uses the ordinary noun; Contemporary-style example: “A seaman video-calls home between two ports”
Additional Notes
The quoted line uses a specialized older term for a sailor, which may not be the first word modern readers would choose.; Found in the poem, The lark now leaves his wat'ry nest by Sir William Davenant
Also Known As
mariner sailor navigator seafarer Tar
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