as in sailors
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 mariners
While this may cause some disruptions for those located along the northern shorelines and nearby mariners, land impacts will be to a lesser extent with the current path compared to a direct track into the Big Island.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
In their campaign so far, the Houthis have sunk four vessels and killed at least eight mariners.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Licht, who has spent years on Richardson Bay, says a community of mariners who lived for decades on boats have mostly moved ashore.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
The entire shoreline is under high swim risk warnings, and advisories for boaters and mariners.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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 .
—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
Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
In their campaign so far, the Houthis have sunk four vessels and killed at least eight mariners.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Licht, who has spent years on Richardson Bay, says a community of mariners who lived for decades on boats have mostly moved ashore.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
The entire shoreline is under high swim risk warnings, and advisories for boaters and mariners.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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 .
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mariners
Noun
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Old Baldy has guided sailors since 1817 and is now a tourist site that includes a keeper's cottage with museum exhibits.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 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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Designed to help European navigators at sea, the map distorted landmasses by enlarging regions near the poles such as North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
23 Aug. 2025
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Bob had to be valiant, dictatorial, curious, ever listening, wily, playful, deluded, strategic, flirtatious, fallible, political, and willing to protect and persevere against all doubters, critics, compass navigators, naysayers well intentioned or not.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Mariners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mariners. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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