mariner
53
6.0
- noun
- /ˈmɛrɪnər/
:
marinero
- The city directory lists only 191 mariners and 27 pilots.
- a merchant mariner
- a master mariner
He, he wrote a poem called the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner.
- He, he wrote a poem called the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner.
- And then the epilogue is going to bring up Samuel Coleridge and in particular The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner.
Examples
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If the father were a mariner, his son would be apprenticed to learn that vocation.
Academic text (2007) -
The condition of today's oceans would have infuriated my mariner ancestors, who loved the sea above all else.
Academic text (2011) -
He, uh, is a Merchant Mariner.
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You won't find a better mariner, if I say so myself.
Fiction book (1995) -
William Lyford, Sr., was as much a master mariner, perhaps more so.
Academic text (2007) -
One phenomenon that has been known for centuries by mariners is something they called a white squall.
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Ptolemy mentions two Roman mariners who explored the African coast this far.
Academic text (2010) -
Raymond Weaver published Herman Melville: Mariner and Mystic, the first book-length biography of the author, in 1921.
Academic text (2004) -
The experienced mariner skillfully navigated the ship through the treacherous waters during the storm.
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Many mariners rely on their knowledge of the stars to find their way at sea.
Synonyms
78
2.3
A person who works in the navy on a military ship
59
2.8
A person who works on a ship as a crew member below the officers
47
3.2
A person who works with others on a ship, aircraft, or vehicle
16
9.9
An old informal name for a sailor in the navy
7
8.6
A person who works on a ship doing basic jobs
4
9.9
An old informal name for a sailor who works on ships
3
6.9
A sailor who has worked at sea for many years
3
4.8
A person who works or travels at sea, like a sailor
1
8.0
An older sailor who has spent many years at sea
A sailor who works on a ship
A person who works on a ship, often in the British navy
How Experienced
611
1.1
- Specialized
1
4.5
53
6.0
78
2.3
3
4.8
8
5.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word mariner comes from the Latin roots mar- and mare, which mean 'sea' and appear in words like marine and maritime. So a mariner is literally a 'sea person', which is why it means a sailor who works on ships.