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merchant seaman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Occupations, Water
ˌmerchant ˈseaman noun [countable]  BOTTWa sailor in the merchant navy 商船船员
Examples from the Corpus
merchant seamanMeale, who began working life as a merchant seaman and was later an Aycliffe councillor, is unamused.When he earned his law degree in 1933, he had already worked as a merchant seaman.The 37-year-old merchant seaman killed Joyce after a night out ended in drunken violence.
ˌmerchant ˈseaman nounChineseSyllable
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merchant seaman
ˌmerchant ˈseaman noun [countable]
a sailor in the merchant navy