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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

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Recent Examples of mariner Between the 1600s to the mid 1900s, hundreds of ships wrecked on the shoals—known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic—and the lighthouse was built in 1964 by the U.S. government to help keep mariners safe. —

Graham Averill, Outside Online, 11 Sep. 2024 In one example, a Coast Guard notice to mariners Wednesday indicated a launch as soon as Oct. 12. —

Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024 Rush, 61, who was piloting the Titan, was killed alongside a French mariner, two businessmen and one of their sons — the youngest passenger at 19 — who took his Rubik’s Cube on board in hope of breaking a world record. —

Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024 Unlike mariner unions in the United States, those in countries such as India offer relatively poor protection to their members. —

USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mariner