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 sailing yacht is a replica of the legendary 20th-century schooner Elena. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026

Today, the 128-foot wooden schooner rests upright in about 60 feet of water. — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 10 Aug. 2026

The Tongkonan houses, designed to look like traditional Buginese schooners, are among the region’s most recognizable symbols. — Jarrod Hobson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

Amid the oceangoing vessels bound for all four corners of the world was a little twenty-ton schooner built in Monterey, the Peor es Nada. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026

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