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mariner

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. mariner
  2. mariner's chronometer
  3. mariner's compass
  4. master mariner

mar·i·ner

noun \ˈmer-ə-nər, ˈma-rə-\

Definition of MARINER

:  a person who navigates or assists in navigating a ship :  seaman, sailor
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Examples of MARINER

  1. <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
First Known Use: 14th century

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Synonyms
gob, hearty, jack, jack-tar, sailor, navigator, salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, shipman, swab, swabbie (also swabby) [slang], tar

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