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. (Zoöl.) (a) An excellent marine food fish (Diplodus, orLagodon, rhomboides) of the Southern United States; — called also porgy, squirrel fish, yellowtail, and salt-water bream. (b) A species of grunt (Orthopristis, orPomadasys, chrysopterus), an excellent food fish common on the southern coasts of the United States; — called also hogfish, and pigfish.