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Webster 1913 Edition


Sailer

Sail′er

,
Noun.
1.
A sailor.
[R.]
Sir P. Sidney.
2.
A ship or other vessel; – with qualifying words descriptive of speed or manner of sailing;
as, a heavy
sailer
; a fast
sailer
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sailer

SA'ILER

,
Noun.
1.
One that sails; a seaman; usually sailor.
2.
A ship or other vessel, with reference to her manner of sailing. Thus we say, a heavy sailer; a fast sailer; a prime sailer.