c. 1400, sailer, agent noun from sail (v.). Spelling with -o- arose 16c., probably by influence of tailor, etc., and to distinguish the meaning "seaman, mariner" from "thing that sails." It replaced much older seaman and mariner (q.q.v.). Old English also had merefara "sailor." Applied as an adjective from 1870s to clothing styles and items based on a sailor's characteristic attire.
例文
1. The sailor went through all the motions smartly.
この水の携帯電話は霊的に通り過ぎた。
2.a lone sailor crossing the Atlantic
独自に大西洋を横断した人
3.He went about in the disguise of a sailor .
彼は海員を装って逃げ回っている.
4.The old sailor reeled off one story after another.