mariner

CEFRB2

/mˈɛrənər/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A sailor or person who works on a ship.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A player on the team the Seattle Mariners.

Examples

  • Mariner 9 was launched on May 30, 1971.

  • The first spacecraft from Earth to visit Mars was Mariner 4 in 1965.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmæɹɪnə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A surname.

  2. Synonym of sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel.

More examples

In context

  • Jones became a Mariner as the result of a pre-season trade.

  • My mariners, / Souls that have toil'd, and wrought, and thought with me—

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English mariner, maryner, from Anglo-Norman mariner, marinier, from Old French marinier, maronnier, from marin and Medieval Latin marinellus and marinarius (“sailor”), from marīnus (“marine”), from mare (“sea”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”). Eclipsed Middle English marinel, marynell (“mariner, sailor”) from Old French marinel from the same sources. Equivalent to marine + -er.