mariner
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ə noun
1.
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
2.
(initial capital letter) Aerospace. one of a series of U.S. space probes that obtained scientific information while flying by or orbiting around the planets Mars, Mercury, and Venus.
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mariner (ˈmærɪnə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a formal or literary word for seaman | |
| [C13: from Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin marīnus | |
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| Mariner (ˈmærɪnə) | |
| —n | |
| any of a series of US space probes launched between 1962 and 1971 that sent back photographs and information concerning the surface of Mars and Venus and also studied interplanetary matter | |
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Example sentences
The yawning seam and corroded bolt conceal their defects from the mariner until the storm calls all hands to the pumps.
To read more about becoming a mariner or mariner opportunities.
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