Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
sailor's-choice is a noun meaning "similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States". It carries 2 recorded senses.
similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
a grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for sailor's-choice come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.