Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sailor \Sail"or\, n.
   One who follows the business of navigating ships or other
   vessels; one who understands the practical management of
   ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common
   seaman.

   Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer.

   {Sailor's choice}. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) An excellent marine food fish ({Diplodus, or Lagodon,
       rhomboides}) of the Southern United States; -- called
       also {porgy}, {squirrel fish}, {yellowtail}, and
       {salt-water bream}.
   (b) A species of grunt ({Orthopristis, or Pomadasys,
       chrysopterus}), an excellent food fish common on the
       southern coasts of the United States; -- called also
       {hogfish}, and {pigfish}.

Source : WordNet®

sailor
     n 1: any member of a ship's crew [syn: {crewman}]
     2: a serviceman in the navy [syn: {bluejacket}, {navy man}, {sailor
        boy}]
     3: a stiff straw hat with a flat crown [syn: {boater}, {leghorn},
         {Panama}, {Panama hat}, {skimmer}, {straw hat}]