Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| afterguard | a sailor or group of sailors with the task of attending to the aft sails. |
| alongshoreman | a stevedore; a person who makes a living along the shore by fishing, etc. |
| bluecoat | one dressed in blue, as a soldier, a sailor, a beadle, etc. |
| bluejacket | an enlisted man in the navy. |
| boatswain | a ship's officer in charge of equipment and maintenance. |
| careener | one who careens. |
| charterer | one who charters; esp one who hires a ship for a voyage. |
| coastguardman | a member of a coast guard. |
| coxswain | the steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew; (verb) to take charge of a boat and its crew. |
| deckhand | a seaman who performs manual duties. |
| dockhand | one who works on the docks. |
| doggerman | (Dutch) a sailor belonging to a dogger, a two-masted fishing vessel, used by the Dutch. |
| donkeyman | a man with responsibilities in a ship's engine room. |
| flenser | one whose job it is to strip a whale of its blubber. |
| foremastman | any sailor below the rank of petty officer. |
| foretopman | a sailor who works on the platform at the head of the foremast. |
| galiongee | (Turkish) a Turkish sailor. |
| harbormaster | one in charge of a harbour. |
| harpooneer | an harpooner. |
| harpooner | one who uses a harpoon. |
| helmsman | one that steers a ship. |
| hydronaut | a person trained to work in an underwater vessel. |
| jacky | a sailor. |
| janty jauntie jaunty jonty | a naval master-at-arms. |
| lascar | (Hindi) an E. Indian sailor. |
| leadsman | the man who heaves the lead to take depth soundings. |
| lifeboatman | one who forms part of the crew of a lifeboat. |
| lobsterman | a fisherman who catches lobsters. |
| lodesman | a pilot. |
| mariner | a sailor. |
| matelot | (Fr.) a seaman. |
| matlo | a seaman. |
| matlow | a seaman. |
| oarsman | a person who rows a boat. |
| oarswoman | a woman who rows. |
| pilotage | the pilot's skill or knowledge, as of coasts, rocks, bars, and channels. |
| purser | a ship's officer in charge of finances and passengers. |
| pusser | in navy slang, regular, smart; (noun) a supply officer. |
| rigger | one who rigs eg ships. |
| sailer | a sailor. |
| sailmaker | one who makes sails. |
| sailor | a member of a ship's crew. |
| sailoring | the work of a sailor. |
| sailorlike | like a sailor. |
| sailorly | like or appropriate to a sailor. |
| salvor | one who assists in saving a ship or goods at sea, without being under special obligation to do so. |
| seacock | a bold sea rover. |
| seacunny | (Persian) a Lascar steersman or quartermaster. |
| seadog | an old sailor. |
| seaman | a sailor. |
| seamanlike | characteristic of or befitting a competent seaman. |
| seamanly | like a seaman. |
| seamanship | the art or skill of handling, working, and navigating a ship. |
| searat | a pirate. |
| seawoman | a woman serving at sea. |
| seiner | one who fishes with a seine. |
| serang | (Urdu) the boatswain of a Lascar or E. Indian crew. |
| shareman | a fisherman who shares profits with the owner. |
| sharesman | a fisherman who shares profits with the owner. |
| shellback | a veteran sailor, esp one who has crossed the equator. |
| shipbroker | a broker for the sale, insurance etc. of ships. |
| shipfitter | one who fits out a ship. |
| shipman | a sailor; a skipper. |
| shipmaster | the master or commander of a ship other than a warship. |
| shipper | a person or company that sends goods by ship or aircraft. |
| stearsman | (Obs.) a steersman. |
| stearsmate | one who steers. |
| steersman | the person who steers a vessel, a helmsman. |
| steersmate | one who steers. |
| stevedore | a dock worker who loads and unloads ships; (verb) to work as a stevedore. |
| submariner | one who works in a submarine. |
| supercargo | a ship's official in charge of business affairs. |
| surfman | one who serves in a surfboat in the lifesaving service. |
| swabber | a sweeper of the deck of a ship. |
| swobber | a sweeper of the deck of a ship. |
| tidesman | a customhouse officer who goes on board of a merchant ship to secure payment of the duties. |
| tillerman | one who operates a tiller. |
| timoneer | a helmsman. |
| topman | a seaman positioned in the topgallants. |
| trawlerman | one who works in a trawler. |
| waister | a seaman stationed in the waist of the ship, often performing menial duties. |
| whaleman | a whaler. |
| wheelman | a steersman. |
| wheelsman | a steersman. |
| wherryman | a man employed in a wherry, esp one who rows a wherry. |
| yachtman | one who sails a yacht. |
| yachtsman | one who sails a yacht. |