sailor
Because it is a word with a single syllable, sailor is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofsailor
- A person in the business of navigating ships or other vessels
- Someone knowledgeable in the practical management of ships.
Example: "He's a talented sailor and has spent many years at sea."
- A member of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.
- A person who sails sailing boats as a sport or recreation.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Neptis, Pseudoneptis and Phaedyma, having white markings on a dark base and commonly flying by gliding.
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