marlin

noun

mar·​lin ˈmär-lən 

: any of several large marine billfishes (genera Makaira and Kajikia) that are notable sport fishes

Examples of marlin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From over in Florida’s Dry Tortugas, there’s four-marlins salad with Key West pink shrimp and Key lime-coconut bars. —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026

It’s been 40 years since Guy Harvey printed the first T-shirt of a marlin at an Oakland Park shop that would spark a multimillion-dollar apparel business and support his other mission at the Guy Harvey Foundation. —Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026

From the bridge of their charter boat High Class Hooker, Susanna Pope and her husband can look out at the sparkling 65-degree saltwater off Key West, Florida, and envision customers fishing for marlin, wahoo and mahi mahi. —Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026

Brave the wait, and you’ll be greeted by the scent of simmering garlic, Giants decor, and taxidermied marlin leaping off the walls. —Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

short for marlinspike; from the appearance of its beak

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing marlin

• blue marlin
• white marlin

Rhymes for marlin

• carlin
• macfarlane

Kids Definition

marlin

noun

mar·​lin ˈmär-lən 

: any of several large saltwater sport fishes related to sailfishes