seeman

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === see-man, see-manne, seman sæ-man (Early Middle English) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English sǣmann; equivalent to see (“sea”) +‎ man (“man, person”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛ̝ːman/ === Noun === seeman (plural seemen) A sailor, especially one of lower rank. ==== Descendants ==== English: seaman ==== References ==== James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Sea-man”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VIII, Part 2 (S–Sh), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 329, column 3.