ordinary seaman
a seaman insufficiently skilled to be classified as an able-bodied seaman. Abbreviation: O.D., O.S., o.s.
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Nils Petter, on the other hand, chatted with the men and lent a hand with the work like any ordinary seaman.
Dry Fish and Wet | Anthon Bernhard Elias NilsenMcKenzie, Jenkins and an ordinary seaman had finished their speed recording task and were reeling in the line.
The Viking Blood | Frederick William WallaceThis gallant officer, who in his Cambridge days was renowned as a scholar and a poet, fought as an ordinary seaman at Antwerp.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10) | James Edward ParrottFor sailors are of three classes—able-seaman, ordinary-seaman, and boys; and they receive different wages according to their rank.
Redburn. His First Voyage | Herman Melvilleordinary seaman Daniel Davis, bones of wrist fractured, said to have been sustained by 203 fall from hammock.
The Battleship Boys at Sea | Frank Gee Patchin
British Dictionary definitions for ordinary seaman
a seaman of the lowest rank, being insufficiently experienced to be an able-bodied seaman
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