straw hat vs sailor

straw hat and sailor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
straw hat	Yes	No	No	No
sailor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, straw hat and sailor are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of straw hat include boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, skimmer.

straw hat (noun)	sailor (noun)
a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown	a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
	any member of a ship's crew
	a serviceman in the navy