Meanings
mariner1
plural mariners
- Synonym of sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel.
My mariners, / Souls that have toil'd, and wrought, and thought with me—
1833 October 20 (date written), Alfred Tennyson, “Ulysses”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 901 more example
From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52Synonyms: sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel
Mariner2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna man who serves as a sailor
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Medieval Latinmarinellus
- Old Frenchmarinier
- Anglo-Normanmariner
- Middle Englishmariner
- Englishmariner
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.
More words from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish marynarz
- marynarzsailor
Cite this entry
mariner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mariner
“mariner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mariner. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mariner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mariner.
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