ordinary seaman
noun
1.
a seaman insufficiently skilled to be classified as an able-bodied seaman.
Abbreviation:
O.D., O.S., o.s.
Origin
1695-1705
Examples from the web for
ordinary seaman
To the
ordinary seaman
, the figurehead symbolized his ship.
British Dictionary definitions for
ordinary seaman
ordinary seaman
noun
1.
a seaman of the lowest rank, being insufficiently experienced to be an able-bodied seaman