Found 2 items, similar to able seaman.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: able seaman able seaman n : a seaman in the merchant navy; trained in special skills [syn: able-bodied seaman]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Able seaman Seaman \Sea"man\, n.; pl. Seamen. [AS. s[ae]man.] One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea; a mariner; a sailor; -- applied both to officers and common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to landman, or landsman. [1913 Webster] Able seaman, a sailor who is practically conversant with all the duties of common seamanship. Ordinary seaman. See Ordinary. [1913 Webster]