Mat rose, Sp. marinero, It. marinaio; sea dog, shellback, Inf. salt, Inf. salty dog, Inf. water dog, Inf. tar, SI. limey, Rare, tarpaulin; boatman, boater, yachtsman, yachtswoman, cruiser.
2. skipper, captain, shipmaster, master, old man; first mate, chief mate, first or chief officer, Naut. mate; helmsman, steersman, pilot, navigator.
3. petty officer, boatswain, bo's'n, bosun, coxswain; crewman, hand, Naut. deck hand; midshipman, Inf. middy, (at the U.S. Naval Academy) plebe or pleb, Both Naut. Disparag. landlubber, lubber. saint, n. 1. holy person, canonized person, martyr. 2. founder, sponsor, patron, backer, Maecenas, supporter, promoter; benefactor, helper, philanthropist, well-wisher; guardian, fairy godmother, angel, Inf. lifesaver. saintly, adj. holy, godly, pious, pietistic, reverent, God-fearing, devout, devotional, faithful, believing, religious; righteous, moral, upright, right-minded, just, good, virtuous, pure in heart; spiritual, otherworldly, unworldly, innocent, childlike, lamblike, dovelike, saintlike, sainted; perfect, pure, chaste, clean, spotless, unstained, immaculate, sinless; angelic, seraphic, heavenly, heaven-born, celestial, ethereal, supernal; divine, godlike, deiform; blessed, blest. sake, n. 1. cause, account, interest, behalf, welfare, well-being; concern, consideration, regard, respect; use, avail, advantage, profit, gain, benefit, good.
2. purpose, end, object, objective, view, aim, goal; rationale, reason, intention, intent, plan, design; occasion, motive, inducement, call, prompting. salable, adj. marketable, vendible, merchantable, Obs. Rare, merchandisable, commerciable, exchangeable, interchangeable, staple; readily sold, of ready sale, disposable; in demand, sought-after, desirable, desired, wanted, needed, requested, called-for; in vogue, fashionable, Inf. in, popular, SI. hot. salacious, adj. 1. lustful, libidinous, libidinal, concupiscent, prurient, randy, SI. horny, SI. hot; passionate, hot-blooded, steamy, SI. all fired up; lecherous, lubricous, satyric, satyrical, satyrlike, goatish, hircine, Archaic, lickerish; ruttish, beastly, bestial, swinish; licentious, lascivious, libertine, debauched, dissolute, dissipated, rakish, rakehell; loose, wanton, wild, profligate, abandoned; promiscuous, whorish, of easy virtue, impure.
2. (of writings, pictures, etc.) obscene, pornographic, Fescennine, Cyprian, indecent, indelicate; crude, coarse, gross, fulsome; bawdy, ribald, dirty, smutty, foul, vile, offensive, scurrilous. salary, n. wage, pay, Brit. SI. get, emolument, remuneration, compensation, earnings; payment, hire, stipend, fee, honorarium; perquisites, Inf. perks, fringe benefits, Inf. fringes, Inf. extras; recompense, requital, reward, Archaic, meed, Literary, guerdon, deserts; returns, interest, yield, gain. sale, n. 1. selling, vending, vendition, trade, trading, traffic, exchange; bargaining, jobbing; auction, vendue.
2. market, Com. outlet, demand; buyers, purchasers, consumers, customers.
3. reduction, cut, discount, markdown, closeout, fire sale; white sale; tag sale, garage sale, yard sale, rummage sale.
4. for sale on the market, on the block, up for sale; available, obtainable, purchasable, at hand, accessible, attainable. salesperson, n. 1. salesman, shopman, saleswoman, saleslady, salesgirl, shopgirl; clerk, salesclerk, SI. counterjumper; seller, vendor, middleman, agent; traveling salesman, U.S. drummer, door-to-door salesman, solicitor; Fuller Brush man, Avon lady.