Synonyms for mariner

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mar-uh-ner

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmær ə nər

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Définition of mariner

Origin : mid-13c., from Anglo-French mariner, Old French marinier "seaman, sailor" (12c.), from Medieval Latin marinarius "sailor," from Latin marinus "of the sea" (see marine). Earlier and long more common than sailor. A sailor also could be a brimgeist in Old English.

noun person who makes living on the sea

Example sentences :

"He couldna see her bones, nor her his bow-legs," the mariner phrased it.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

In common with other ancients they knew the principle of the mariner's compass.
Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson

Shall I appoint a mariner to be skipper of my vessel, or a landsman?
Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon

Upon the middle one are the lighthouses that warn the mariner.
Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook

There was no mariner who sailed the seas so insignificant as not to be hailed by Esther.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

I have seen a deal of life, and have been a mariner this thirty year or more.
Extract from : « In the Days of Drake » by J. S. Fletcher

You rescue the mariner from shipwreck without wetting your feet.
Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever

He was Mariner's patron and protector until his death in 1809.
Extract from : « Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora » by Edward Edwards

That night, after dinner, Mrs. Mariner asked Jill to read to her.
Extract from : « Jill the Reckless » by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

"You shouldn't have been allowed to do it," said Mr. Mariner warmly.
Extract from : « Jill the Reckless » by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

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