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A seaman of the lowest rank on board a ship, responsible for general work on deck and maintenance. He is part of the crew, but not an officer.
Der junge Matrose schrubbte das Deck des großen Segelschiffs.
The young sailor scrubbed the deck of the large sailing ship.
'Matrose' (sailor) is a masculine noun of the N-declension. This means it takes the ending '-n' in all cases except the nominative singular.
Der Kapitän gab dem Matrosen einen Befehl.
The captain gave the sailor an order.
'Matrose' (sailor) is often associated with typical work on board a ship. This includes 'das Deck schrubben' (scrubbing the deck), 'die Segel hissen' (hoisting the sails), or 'Wache halten' (keeping watch).
Die Matrosen mussten bei jedem Wetter die Segel setzen.
The sailors had to set the sails in all kinds of weather.
The word 'Matrose' (sailor) is firmly part of seafaring vocabulary. You often find it together with words like 'Schiff' (ship), 'Mannschaft' (crew), 'Kapitän' (captain), 'Anker' (anchor), and 'Hafen' (harbor).
An Bord des Schiffes gab es zehn Matrosen und zwei Offiziere.
On board the ship there were ten sailors and two officers.
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Both words refer to a man who works at sea on a ship. Seemann is the general term, whereas Matrose more specifically means a crew member of the lowest rank. Use Seemann for a general description and Matrose when the person’s rank on board is important.
Der Matrose repariert als Mitglied der Mannschaft das beschädigte Deck.
As a member of the crew, the sailor is repairing the damaged deck.
Der Seemann arbeitet seit vielen Jahren auf großen Frachtschiffen.
The sailor has been working on large cargo ships for many years.
