以在海洋或大湖中駕駛操縱船艦和其他大型水上交通工具為業或在船艦上工作者。至於以駕駛小型船隻為業者或具有此技能者則稱為「船夫」，其一般航行於較小的水體和水路上，不會將船舶駛入海洋或大湖。

水手(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
船員(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,AD,U,U)
海員(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,AD,U,U)
shui shou(,U,韋氏拼音-非偏好,UF,U,U)
shui shou(,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
shuǐ shǒu(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
seamen(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
seaman(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
seaman's(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,N)
seamen's(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,N)
mariners(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
sailors(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
zeelieden(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
zeeman(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
zeelui(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,UF,U,U)
zeevaarders(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,UF,U,U)
marineros(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,PN)
marinero(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....代理者層面
........個體與群體
............人物
................<依活動區分之人物>
....................水手

thing(s) needing context are....	保護證明
distinguished from....	船夫

英文....	Persons whose occupations are the handling, working, or navigating of ships or other large watercraft at sea or other large bodies of water, such as very large lakes. For those occupied or skilled in the handling of small watercraft, typically on smaller bodies of water than seas or very large lakes, use "boatmen."
荷蘭語....	Personen die als beroep schepen op zee bedienen, zorgen voor het functioneren of navigeren.
西班牙語....	Personas cuya ocupación es el manejo, trabajo o navegación de barcos u otras embarcaciones grandes en el mar u otras masas de agua de gran tamaño, tal como grandes lagos. Para aquellos ocupados o habiles en el manejo de embarcaciones pequeñas, tipicamente en masas de agua más pequeñas que el mar o grandes lagos, usar "barqueros".

水手............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 p. 1078, 1573
.................	國立編譯館學術名詞資訊網 August 28, 2009
.................	中央研究院中英雙語知識本體詞網 December 6, 2011
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 December 6, 2011
.................	牛津當代大辭典 p. 1631, 1676
船員............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 p. 1078
.................	國立編譯館學術名詞資訊網 December 6, 2011
.................	中央研究院中英雙語知識本體詞網 December 6, 2011
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 December 6, 2011
.................	牛津當代大辭典 p. 1631, 1676
海員............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國立編譯館學術名詞資訊網 December 6, 2011
.................	中央研究院中英雙語知識本體詞網 December 6, 2011
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 December 6, 2011
.................	牛津當代大辭典 p. 1676
shui shou............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
shuǐ shǒu............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
seamen............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Library of Congress National Union Catalog, List of occupations (1980s)
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987)
seaman............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
seaman's............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
seamen's............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
mariners............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
sailors............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
zeelieden............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
zeeman............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
zeelui............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
zeevaarders............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
marineros............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
marinero............	[VP]
.................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) 283

Getty AAT: 300136375 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300136375
聯合目錄： 水手 、船員 、海員 、shui shou 、shuǐ shǒu 、shui shou 、seamen 、seaman 、seaman's 、seamen's 、mariners 、sailors 、zeelieden 、zeeman 、zeelui 、zeevaarders 、marineros 、marinero