merchant seaman
A sailor employed by a private vessel, as distinguished from one employed in public or military service. [Cases: Seamen 2. C.J.S. Seamen §§ 2–3, 155.]
A sailor employed by a private vessel, as distinguished from one employed in public or military service. [Cases: Seamen 2. C.J.S. Seamen §§ 2–3, 155.]