If you’re uncertain about “Sailor”, this answer set offers what’s worked before. All entries are pulled from puzzles where solvers matched them to clues using the same or closely related phrasing.
Answer List:
- TAR
- MATELOT
- GOB
- SEAMAN
- SALT
- ABLESEAMAN
- SEAFARER
- RATING
- MARINER
- YACHTSMAN
- JACK
- BLUEJACKET
- SHIPMATE
- OLDSALT
- SEADOG
- RAT
- BOATMAN
- DECKHAND
- NAVIGATOR
Synonyms and Definitions
TAR
- Synonyms: gob, jack, jack-tar, mariner, old salt, pitch, sea dog, seafarer, seaman
GOB
- Synonyms: cakehole, hole, maw, tar, trap, yap
SALT
- Synonyms: common salt, salinity, saltiness, table salt
RATING
- Synonyms: betray, blackleg, denounce, evaluation, fink, give away, grade, grass, military rank, military rating, order, paygrade, place, range, rank, rat, rate, scab, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on, valuation, value
YACHTSMAN
- Synonyms: yachtswoman
JACK
- Synonyms: diddley, diddly, diddly-shit, diddly-squat, doodly-squat, jack up, jackass, jackfruit, jacklight, jackstones, jak, knave, laborer, labourer, manual laborer, squat
BLUEJACKET
- Synonyms: navy man, sailor boy
RAT
- Synonyms: betrayer, blabber, bum, crumb, dirty dog, git, informer, lowlife, puke, rotter, scum bag, skunk, so-and-so, squealer, stinker, stinkpot, strikebreaker
- Definition: any rodent that is similar to, but larger than a mouse, and has a long tail.
BOATMAN
- Synonyms: boater, waterman
DECKHAND
- Synonyms: roustabout
NAVIGATOR
- Synonyms: sailing master