船ふな乗のり

noun

sailor; seaman; mariner

General term for a person who works on a ship or boat. Can refer to professional sailors, fishermen, or anyone who makes a living at sea.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、船ふな乗のりとして世せ界かい中じゅうを旅たびした。

  When he was young, he traveled the world as a sailor.

• 祖そ父ふは漁りょう師しで、長なが年ねん船ふな乗のりをしていた。

  My grandfather was a fisherman and worked as a seaman for many years.