The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TAR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2018.
Sailor, informally crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAR | 71 % | 3 |
| SEADOG | 14 % | 6 |
| SWAB | 14 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sailor, informally
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tar
- swab
- sea
- crew
- peg
- spread
- tarp
- cuss
- gob
- salt
- common
- crewed
Crossword Answer definitions
TAR noun- (usually uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
- Coal tar.
- A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
- A sailor, because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes.
- Black tar, a form of heroin.
- To coat with tar.
- To besmirch.
- A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
- A file produced by such a program.
- To create a tar archive.
- A Persian long-necked, waisted instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
- A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TAR
- Black gunk
- Defile
- Highway-crew need
- Macadam material
- Pitch
- Pitch yielder
- Roofing material
- Seafarer
- Sticky black stuff
- __ Heel (North Carolinian)
More clues leading to the result SEADOG
- Popeye, for one
- Seasoned salt?
- Old salt
- Veteran sailor
- Experienced sailor
- Salt
- Grizzled gob
- Seasoned sailor
- "Pequod" crewman
- Skilled sailor