Synonyms of mariner

mariner

noun

ˈmer-ə-nər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sailor
• navigator
• seaman
• seafarer
• salt
• shipman
• tar
• hearty
• swab
• sea dog
• swabbie
• shipmate
• gob
• deckhand
• crewman
• jack-tar
• coxswain
• jack
• lubber
• able seaman
• able-bodied seaman
• sailboater
• powerboater
• limey
• lime-juicer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mariner

Passed in 1920, the Jones Act requires that all shipments by water within the United States, including by ocean, be made on ships that are built in America, owned by American companies, and crewed by American mariners. — James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Centcom said the operation was intended to further diminish Tehran’s ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz. — Joseph Wilkins,sean Conlon, CNBC, 20 July 2026

My dad, a former merchant mariner and forever captain of the Wildflower, orchestrated the loading of the boat with military precision. — Lisa Liu Grady, Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2026

On a previous voyage, the captain—who is in his late fifties, with a young wife and child—pursued the gigantic, unnaturally white sperm whale known to mariners as Moby Dick. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026