First Known Use: 14th century
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mariner
mariner
noun mar·i·ner \ˈmer-É™-nÉ™r, ˈma-rÉ™-\
Definition of MARINER
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Examples of MARINER
- <the ancient Phoenicians were outstanding mariners who explored and colonized much of the eastern Mediterranean>
Origin of MARINER
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin marinarius, from marinus
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