sea chantey

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   a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors

   Synonymschanteychantyshanty

   Broaderwork song

Questions about sea chantey

What does sea chantey mean?

sea chantey means "a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors".

What is another word for sea chantey?

Close synonyms include chantey, chanty, shanty. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sea chantey a common word?

sea chantey is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.