as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
the ancient Phoenicians were outstanding mariners who explored and colonized much of the eastern Mediterranean
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All Crowley mariners are safe and fully accounted for.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
For any shipping hub to flourish in the early days of Great Lakes maritime trade, lighthouses were needed to warn mariners of shoals, and welcome boats to critical harbors which still dot the lakes.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
The immediate area near the crash site has been closed to mariners although the main traffic channel of the bay is open.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Wednesday, 2/12 The National Park Service leads a virtual discussion on the role African American mariners played during the Revolutionary War, 6-7pm.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
For any shipping hub to flourish in the early days of Great Lakes maritime trade, lighthouses were needed to warn mariners of shoals, and welcome boats to critical harbors which still dot the lakes.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
The immediate area near the crash site has been closed to mariners although the main traffic channel of the bay is open.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Wednesday, 2/12 The National Park Service leads a virtual discussion on the role African American mariners played during the Revolutionary War, 6-7pm.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Mariner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mariner. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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