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mariner
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mar·i·ner  (mr-nr)
n.
One who navigates or assists in navigating a ship.

[Middle English, from Old French marinier, from marin, marine; see marine.]

mariner [ˈmærɪnə]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a formal or literary word for seaman
[from Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin marīnus marine]

Mariner [ˈmærɪnə]
n
(Astronautics) any of a series of US space probes launched between 1962 and 1971 that sent back photographs and information concerning the surface of Mars and Venus and also studied interplanetary matter
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.marinermariner - a man who serves as a sailor        
able seaman, able-bodied seaman - a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills
bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosun - a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
deckhand, roustabout - a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
helmsman, steerer, steersman - the person who steers a ship
bargee, bargeman, lighterman - someone who operates a barge
ship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
pilot - a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
crewman, sailor - any member of a ship's crew
sea lawyer - an argumentative and contentious seaman
whaler - a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales

mariner
noun sailor, seaman, sea dog, seafarer, hand, salt, tar, navigator, gob (U.S. slang), matelot (slang, chiefly Brit.), Jack Tar, seafaring man, bluejacket He has the weatherbeaten face of a mariner.
Translations
mariner [ˈmærɪnəʳ] Nmarinero m, marino m
mariner
nSeefahrer m, → Seemann m
mariner [ˈmærɪnəʳ] nmarinaio
mariner [ˈmærɪnəʳ] nmarinaio


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