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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Recent Examples of mariner
Industry rules set strict alcohol limits for commercial mariners; exceeding them by multiple times heightens the risk of collision, grounding or other maritime incidents during transit and docking.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
This will create treacherous conditions for mariners.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2025
Meteorologists are already warning beachgoers and mariners to pay attention to conditions and forecasts as Erin approaches the offshore waters.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
An eighteenth-century British master mariner named Joseph Huddart noted in his sailing days that marine ropes often broke from the failure of the outer fibers, while the inner fibers had few, if any, breaks.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
This will create treacherous conditions for mariners.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2025
Meteorologists are already warning beachgoers and mariners to pay attention to conditions and forecasts as Erin approaches the offshore waters.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
An eighteenth-century British master mariner named Joseph Huddart noted in his sailing days that marine ropes often broke from the failure of the outer fibers, while the inner fibers had few, if any, breaks.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mariner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mariner
Noun
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Conan Gray’s ‘denim behemoth’ Thick, heavy and water-absorbent — denim is, frankly, a sailor’s nightmare.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Where at one time soldiers and sailors made do with fluttering flags or flashes of light to send simple messages, the modern warfighter is part of a global digital network where data rushes about like water out of a firehose and satellites act as a vital link in that network.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Christian Braun has matured as a pick-and-roll navigator.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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Spain's Casa de Contratación created standardized navigator certification programs—perhaps history's first technical bootcamp.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Mariner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mariner. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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