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

This year, look out for General Patton’s private schooner, When-and-If, among others. —Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025

Private speedboat or catamaran charters are nothing compared to the experience aboard the Friendship Rose, a classic Caribbean schooner with soaring sails built by hand on the sands of Bequia's Friendship Bay several decades ago. —Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025

Two big schooners of beer, then — pilsner for me, IPA for Ian. —David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025

Help hoist the sails of the Schooner Freedom, a massive topsail schooner captained by John and Sarah Zaruba. —Kara Franker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 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