mariner

Speech parts

1. mariner - Noun

2. mariner - Adjective

3. Mariner - Proper noun

Meaning

One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

seafarer seaman tar old salt jack sailor gob navigator helmsman shipman sea dog jack-tar able seaman deckhand buccaneer
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Antonyms

landsman civilian landman landlubber nonsailor king of the fleet
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Hypernyms

sailor crewman

Hyponyms

boatswain pilot helmsman officer roustabout bargeman

Phrases with the word

ex-mariner titular mariner mariner's card card of a mariner's compass

Derivatives

mariner

Examples

The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor. Samuel Butler (novelist)

I am a mariner of Odysseus with heart of fire but with mind ruthless and clear. Nikos Kazantzakis

I am like a mariner born and bred on board a buccaneer brig whose soul has become so inured to storm and strife that if cast ashore he would weary and languish no matter how alluring the shady groves and how bright the gentle sun. Mikhail Lermontov

The mariner of old said to Neptune in a great tempest, "O God! thou mayest save me if thou wilt, and if thou wilt thou mayest destroy me; but whether or no, I will steer my rudder true." Michel de Montaigne

For Queen Diana did my body change Into a fork-tongued dragon flesh and fell, And through the island nightly do I range, Or in the green sea mate with monsters strange, When in the middle of the moonlit night The sleepy mariner I do affright. William Morris

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Marinelli marinellite Marinello mariner's card mariner's compass marinera