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mariner

noun

ˈmer-ə-nər

Definition of mariner

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 Every shipping container that comes through the port creates jobs for warehouse workers, mechanics, merchant mariners, truck drivers and community members across the East Bay, Simon said. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 Carnival Conquest altered course in the Caribbean this week to assist a mariner in distress, the cruise line said. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Spanish authorities have issued recommendations for mariners intended to reduce risks to both the animals and people aboard vessels. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 The terrain is varied, both spiritual and physical, and seems to cover land and sea, thanks to Current 93’s mariner-like contributions. — Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mariner

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Rousseau lamented that accounts of these societies came mainly from merchants, sailors, soldiers and missionaries.

— Saar Shahar, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, an oil portrait of a sailor conjures his time in the Navy.

— Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026

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Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished during one of the final stretches of their trip after departing Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Celestial navigators who do this will need to account for the growing difference between UTC and UT1 when determining their precise position on Earth.

— Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

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