mariner
noun
, ˈma-rə-\
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Synonyms for mariner
Synonyms
gob, hearty, jack, jack-tar, navigator, sailor, salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, shipman, swab, swabbie (also swabby) [slang], tar
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But in the 1980s, David Woodman, a retired mariner and history writer based in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, analyzed the reports of Inuit witnesses. — National Geographic, "In 1845 explorers sought the Northwest Passage—then vanished," 8 Aug. 2019 Advertising In the Northwest, these predictions are critical during fire season and inform fishermen and other mariners of turbulent weather. — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, "High-stakes dispute turns nasty, pits 5G technology against weather forecasting," 6 Aug. 2019 When a storm hit the Gulf Coast, the mariner was lost at sea. — Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle, "Visit these 'haunted' Galveston places," 30 July 2019 In the first half of 2019, armed pirates kidnapped 27 mariners, and of nine vessels attacked across the world, eight were off the coast of Nigeria. — Fox News, "Pirates take 10 Turkish sailors hostage off coast of Nigeria," 17 July 2019 The Mass Maritime Academy in Bourne trains professional mariners. — John Konrad, BostonGlobe.com, "The next global tech disruption will happen where few expect it," 28 June 2019 None of the ships damaged in the attack were Indian-flagged, but warnings to mariners in the Middle East have said ships of all flags should be wary. — Brad Lendon, CNN, "India sending warships to the Middle East to protect shipping," 21 June 2019 The mariners filled their holds with hundreds of tortoises at a time, flipping them on their backs to prevent them from wandering on deck. — Ngm Maps, National Geographic, "Tortoises rule on this isolated island," 12 June 2019 Such information will be useful for many groups, including mariners who navigate in Arctic waters and scientists who want to understand the impact of climate change in the region. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "Watch SpaceX launch and land its Falcon 9 rocket on the California coast," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mariner.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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