Definitions
a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
Word origin
Alteration of earlier sailer, from Middle English sailer, sayler, saylere, equivalent to sail + -or. Cognate with German Segler (“sailor”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English marinel, marynell (“sailor”) borrowed from Old French marinel (“sailor”). See mariner.
Used in a sentence
“He's a talented sailor and has spent many years at sea.”
“Merchants, common sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, […] naval officers of all countries, and the Governments of several states on the two continents, were deeply interested in the matter.”
“Mary is a sailor dreaming of northern shores lost galleons on the sea Mary ever on her way”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Worker on a ship”6 letters
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