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NAVY MAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does navy man mean?
• NAVY MAN (noun)
The noun NAVY MAN has 1 sense:
1. a serviceman in the navy
Familiarity information: NAVY MAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A serviceman in the navy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bluejacket; navy man; sailor; sailor boy
Hypernyms ("navy man" is a kind of...):
man; military man; military personnel; serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "navy man"):
coastguardsman (a member of a coastguard)
Navy SEAL; SEAL (a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare)
striker (someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating)
submariner (a member of the crew of a submarine)
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