Wiktionary
n. A seaman, especially one in the merchant navy, who has been trained or certified in all routine duties; a member of the Royal Navy rated between ordinary seaman and leading seaman or boatswain's mate
WordNet
n. a seaman in the merchant navy; trained in special skills [syn: able seaman]
Usage examples of "able-bodied seaman".
And this is Captain Salt, a pirate, an explorer, an able-bodied seaman and everything!
A dozen times he had told himself he should kill Caradec, but the man was a seaman, a first class, able-bodied seaman, and in the lot of shanghaied crews there were few.
A dozen times he had told himself he should kill Caradee, but the man was a seaman, a first-class, able-bodied seaman, and in the lot of shanghaied crews there were few.
As the best available alternative, I put the most nearly able-bodied seaman ahead of me, told him what distance to maintain, and let the rest trail along behind us if they would.
Wortman explained that he was an able-bodied seaman on a freighter plying to Central and South America.
When I met you I was an able-bodied seaman, even though my father was a ship’.
I'm betting he is, or was, listed as an able-bodied seaman somewhere.
There was a forged letter from Welles, identifying me as an able-bodied seaman with three years' experience.
An able-bodied seaman was knocked into the drink and one of the tugboat captains choked on his false teeth.
Mike became very fluent in Finger, and while no formal declaration about it was yet made, effectively reached the status of able-bodied seaman.