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
This included 500 years of Black mariners in fishing, sailing, surfing and whaling.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
Watchstanders with the Coast Guard's Northwest District got into contact with the mariner through satellite, and the agency deployed a C-27 J Spartan aircraft to monitor the situation, the agency said.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Their leader, English mariner Martin Frobisher, had spent most of his life at sea (or imprisoned because of it).
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
The system, called WhaleSpotter, scans the bay around the clock for whale blows and heat signatures up to 2 nautical miles away, alerting mariners to slow down or reroute when whales are nearby.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
Watchstanders with the Coast Guard's Northwest District got into contact with the mariner through satellite, and the agency deployed a C-27 J Spartan aircraft to monitor the situation, the agency said.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Their leader, English mariner Martin Frobisher, had spent most of his life at sea (or imprisoned because of it).
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
The system, called WhaleSpotter, scans the bay around the clock for whale blows and heat signatures up to 2 nautical miles away, alerting mariners to slow down or reroute when whales are nearby.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mariner
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For 500 years, from Giotto to Eugène Delacroix, painting told human-interest stories—a baby in a manger, desperate sailors on a raft.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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New Delhi lodged a diplomatic protest with Washington after three Indian sailors were killed in a US military strike on a tanker in the Gulf of Oman.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
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But for a nation of navigators, there is no course a team this talented cannot plot.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Community health workers, patient navigators and care management teams should be proactively identifying high-risk Medicaid patients with chronic medical issues.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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“Mariner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mariner. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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