pullers

noun

plural of puller
as in sailors

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  1. sailors
  2. seamen
  3. salts
  4. navigators
  5. swabs
  6. oarsmen
  7. oars
  8. tars
Noun
  • Nearly two dozen sailors from many countries were either killed or are missing.
    — the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers said the presence of this amphora may mean that sailors took goats with them on their voyages, using their milk to make dairy products.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of sailors
Noun
  • Made famous by Jewish-style delis in Richmond, Virginia, to satisfy the appetites of local Navy seamen, the Sailor sandwich is a meat-centric indulgence.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
  • These outposts were intended to be manned by British seamen armed with antiaircraft weaponry.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
Definition of seamen
Noun
  • The gels also have to release heat on cue, because some salts stay liquid even after the temperature drops low enough to solidify them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Liquid fuel salts operate at intense heat, often topping 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of salts
Noun
  • That initiative pairs law enforcement with community navigators and credible messengers to engage at-risk young people and their families.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Celestial navigators who do this will need to account for the growing difference between UTC and UT1 when determining their precise position on Earth.
    — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of navigators
Noun
  • While processing the crime scene, investigators took DNA swabs of the bodies, Chaidez said.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • His defense argued that the partial DNA profile from swabs on Maggie Murdaugh's phone should be further tested as well.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of swabs
Noun
  • While Viking sagas mention rhythmic chants to aid oarsmen, the dramatic, coordinated movements seen today bear little resemblance to actual Viking rowing techniques.
    — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Nonetheless, killing such huge creatures was exceptionally risky—and not just for the oarsmen and harpooners in the boats.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of oarsmen
Noun
  • Over millions of years, those extra abdominal oars were simplified, repurposed, and eventually erased entirely, leaving behind the streamlined six-legged architects of Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Behind them, Stephen Root is laughing at Kate O’Flynn holding a plastic owl over her face, while Hamish Linklater quietly tests out a pair of old-timey oars.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of oars
Noun
  • Mummification experts at Saqqara drew on a continental network that supplied oils, tars and resins, combining these materials with specialized techniques of antisepsis, embalming, wrapping and coffin sealing.
    — R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The entire point of e-cigarettes is the health advantages gained by removing tars and other carcinogens from the smoke.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2018
Definition of tars
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