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Definition of Mariner
1. Noun. A man who serves as a sailor.
Specialized synonyms: Able Seaman, Able-bodied Seaman, Bo's'n, Bo'sun, Boatswain, Bos'n, Bosun, Deckhand, Roustabout, Helmsman, Steerer, Steersman, Bargee, Bargeman, Lighterman, Officer, Ship's Officer, Pilot, Sea Lawyer, Whaler
Generic synonyms: Crewman, Sailor
Derivative terms: Seamanly, Seamanship
Definition of Mariner
1. n. One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.
Definition of Mariner
1. Noun. (baseball) A player on the team the "Seattle Mariners". ¹
2. Noun. A sailor. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mariner
1. a sailor [n -S] - See also: sailor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mariner
Literary usage of Mariner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1881)
"Will of James Marshall, mariner, belonging to their Majesties' ship the London.
... Will of Robert Marshall, mariner, belonging to his Majesty's ship the ..."
2. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1816)
"The Jurors for our sovereign lord the king do, upon their oath, present, That
William Kidd, late of London, mariner; Nicholas Churchill, late of London, ..."
3. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward, Matthew Arnold (1907)
"PART I. It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three. ... And listens
like a three years' child : The Mariner hath his will The ..."
4. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1855)
"And in any action brought by a mariner to recover the extra wages to which he
... And be it further enacted, That if, upon the application of any mariner, ..."
5. English Poetry (1170-1892). by John Matthews Manley (1907)
"THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT Mariner IN SEVEN PARTS PART I It is an ancient Mariner,
And he stoppeth one of three. "By thy long gray beard and glittering eye, ..."