| Main Entry: | military |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | armed force |
Synonyms: |
air force, army, force, marines, navy, service, servicepeople, soldiery, troop |
| Main Entry: | sailor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who travels by sea |
Synonyms: |
able-bodied sailor, bluejacket, boater, cadet, circumnavigator, deck hand, diver, hearty*, jack, lascar, marine, mariner, mate, middy, midshipman/woman, navigator, old salt, pilot, pirate, salt, sea dog, sea person, seafarer, shellback, shipmate, swab, swabber, swabbie, tar, tarpaulin, water dog, windjammer, yachter |
| Main Entry: | soldier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person serving in military |
Synonyms: |
GI, Green Beret, airforce member, cadet, cavalryperson, commando, conscript, draftee, enlisted person, fighter, guard, guerrilla, gunner, infantry, infantryperson, marine, mercenary, military person, musketeer, officer, paratrooper, pilot, private, rank, recruit, scout, selectee, serviceperson, soldier, soldier-at-arms, trooper, veteran, volunteer, warmonger, warrior |
| Main Entry: | merchant marine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | merchant navy |
Synonyms: |
commercial ships, marine, mercantile marine, merchant fleet, naval militia, naval reserve, shipping line |
| Main Entry: | jack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sailor |
Synonyms: |
able-bodied sailor, bluejacket, boater, cadet, circumnavigator, deck hand, diver, hearty*, jack-tar, lascar, marine, mariner, mate, middy, midshipman/woman, navigator, old salt, pilot, pirate, salt, sea dog, sea person, seafarer, seaman, shellback, shipmate, swab, swabber, swabbie, tar, tarpaulin, water dog, windjammer, yachter |