mariner
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
(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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How to use mariner in a sentence
While playing for the Seattle Mariners from 1998 to 2000, A-Rod hit 125 home runs, 51 at home and 74 on the road.
Even so, the process of globalization began thousands of years ago, thanks especially to the work of enterprising mariners.
The team is affiliated with the Seattle Mariners, and exists at the mercy of its major-league benefactor.
This Is What Baseball Looks Like in the Lowliest Minor Leagues | Nicholas Mancusi | May 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn his opinion, "only that (p. 099) which is fostered in the Indies, and brought home by Mariners and Traffiquers, is to be used."
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.At last, on the 3rd of February, we were fortunate enough to reach the southernmost point of America, so dreaded by all mariners.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
It was against the law, but the bold mariners cared little for laws made in England.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | VariousThe city is not large, but beautifully built, and a most pleasing sight to mariners who are sailing by the coast.
The old mariners were not without warranty when they advised "him who doubled Cape Malea to forget his home."
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard Russell
British Dictionary definitions for mariner (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmærɪnə) /
a formal or literary word for seaman
Origin of mariner
1British Dictionary definitions for Mariner (2 of 2)
/ (ˈmærɪnə) /
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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