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mariner
[mar-uh-ner]
noun
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
Synonyms:(initial capital letter)one of a series of U.S. space probes that obtained scientific information while flying by or orbiting around the planets Mars, Mercury, and Venus.
Mariner
1/ ˈæɪə /
noun
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
mariner
2/ ˈæɪə /
noun
a formal or literary word for seaman
Word History and Origins
Origin of mariner1
Word History and Origins
Origin of mariner1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Sal Mercogliano, a maritime historian and former merchant mariner, said that the silence the sailors must have heard in those moments is "the worst sound you ever hear" on a ship.
In addition to speed reduction, other options to reduce whale-ship strikes include changing vessel routings away from where whales are located, or creating alert systems to notify authorities and mariners when whales are nearby.
Forecasters are warning that high winds are only expected to worsen through at least Wednesday, with several warnings issued across the state, both on land and for mariners.
The discovery of this boat now changes our entire understanding of ancient mariner abilities.
“The discovery of this boat now changes our entire understanding of ancient mariner navigational skills,” Dr. Sharvit said.
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When To Use
A mariner is a sailor, especially a professional one.The word sailor is used much more commonly than mariner, which often sounds formal or old-fashioned. Mariner is sometimes used as a more poetic word for sailor, much like its synonym seafarer.In literature, the word is associated with its use in the title of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s 1798 epic poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, which is considered highly influential and a landmark of Romantic literature. It is in fact about a sailor.Mariner was also the name of a NASA program involving a series of probes (which were also each named Mariner along with a number) launched to gather information while orbiting Mars, Venus, and Mercury.The word also appears in the name of the Seattle Mariners baseball team—a reference to Seattle’s heritage as a port city.Example: The seaside pub was frequented by salty old mariners.
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