What does the word seaman mean?

Usage examples for seaman

  1. " 'Yes, can't you remember when we were very little, ' said the old seaman, 'and ran and played about? – Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
  2. One oar he first carried to the seaman, who was exhausted and sinking. – Newton Forster by Frederick Marryat
  3. Most amusing companion, but Dance is the better seaman. – The Black Bar by George Manville Fenn