Sailors are those who work aboard ships, professionals of maritime travel and trade. Luke describes the ship's 'sailors' seeking to escape Paul's storm-tossed vessel (Acts 27:27, 30). In John's apocalyptic vision, sailors lament Babylon's fall, mourning their lost livelihood (Rev 18:17). The term consistently denotes those whose occupation is seafaring. Spanish 'marineros' and French 'marin' universally render this maritime profession.