Modifiers matching sailor:

• short-tempered,
• tenacious,
• disobedient,
• rigid,
• uneducated,
• defiant,
• resentful,
• rebellious,
• brave,
• stern,
• insolent,
• unsophisticated,
• blasphemous,
• idealistic,
• authoritarian,
• haughty,
• bold,
• principled,
• egotistical,
• repressed,
• unsympathetic,
• daring,
• commanding,
• spirited,
• loyal,
• tyrannical,
• heroic,
• strong,
• dashing,

Simple categories matching principled:

• campaigner,
• adventurer,
• person,
• preacher,
• tyrant,
• policeman,
• lawyer,
• explorer,
• warrior,
• scientist,
• fugitive,
• soldier,
• dictator,
• captain,
• detective,
• grump,
• businessman,
• sailor,
• hero,
• technologist,
• miser,
• assassin,