ordinary seaman

noun

a seaman insufficiently skilled to be classified as an able-bodied seaman. : O.D., O.S., o.s.

ordinary seaman

noun

a seaman of the lowest rank, being insufficiently experienced to be an able-bodied seaman

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ordinary seaman¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

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Currently, an entry-level “ordinary seaman” makes $23.01 per hour, rising to $27.07 with 5,200 hours experience.

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Ordinary seaman: Responsible for cleaning, first aid, firefighting, lookout.

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Eventually she signed on for a six-month stint as an ordinary seaman on a ship called the Bay, which was destined for Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean with a large military base.

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Freud served briefly in World War II as an ordinary seaman.

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And from then on, I had a job as an ordinary seaman.”

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