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
In partnership with the renowned mariners’ club Barton & Gray, the hotel is offering its ‘Adventures on the Water’ experience for a second consecutive summer, running through October 2025 .
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Common misperceptions People who are interested in working on yachts don’t need to be expert mariners or have boating experience, Ortega said.
—Kaela Ling, CNBC, 26 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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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Common misperceptions People who are interested in working on yachts don’t need to be expert mariners or have boating experience, Ortega said.
—Kaela Ling, CNBC, 26 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mariner
Noun
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The younger Petterson, best known as a sailor and yacht designer, with two Olympic medals and four world-championship titles to his credit, was then a student of Frua, and the one who actually styled the car.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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Reports of the ship would come in batches from locals, fishermen and other sailors; the fog evidently the perfect atmosphere to draw this ghost ship back home.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Raúl, who’s Colombian, at the wheel; Vanina, who knows the Western Zone, as navigator in the passenger seat; Patricia and me in the back.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Earhart was attempting to become the first woman to fly across the globe at the time of her disappearance, with navigator Fred Noonan also on board.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Mariner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mariner. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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