schooner

noun

schoo·​ner ˈskü-nər 

1

: a typically 2-masted fore-and-aft rigged vessel with a foremast and a mainmast stepped nearly amidships

2

: a larger-than-usual drinking glass (as for beer)

Illustration of schooner

• schooner 1

Examples of schooner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The same year the Earl of Chatham was discovered in Scotland, a storm in Massachusetts exposed a wrecked schooner from 1909, another on North Carolina’s Outer Banks’s revealed the remains of a boat from 1919 and storms in Maine resurfaced yet another 18th century vessel on a beach. —Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025

The source is a wooden schooner named the James R. Bentley that's been sitting in Lake Huron for nearly 150 years. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025

Further investigations revealed the mysterious vessel had a boxy shape, with a bow that looked similar to those found on Great Lakes scow schooners. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025

But Marine Group will clean it more deeply, helping eliminate worms that can damage the schooner. —Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1716, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing schooner

• prairie schooner
• schooner rig

Rhymes for schooner

• lunar
• sooner
• spooner
• tuner
• lacunar
• semilunar

Kids Definition

schooner

noun

schoo·​ner ˈskü-nər 

1

: a ship with a fore-and-aft rig and two or more masts

2

: a large tall glass (as for beer)

3

: prairie schooner