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mariners

NOUN

person who makes living on the sea

Synonyms

STRONG

bluejacket captain crew mate navigator sailor salt seafarer shipmate swab

WEAK

sea dog yachtie

Example Sentences

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Rhys was born in Cardiff but his mum's family are from Fishguard, while he said he also came from "a long line of mariners".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Zheng He, a 15th-century Chinese seafarer, visited the strait, and Marco Polo wrote about risk-taking mariners there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

And shipping lines and mariners have largely decided not to risk death or financial loss by running the gantlet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Then there’s a human cost: Thousands of mariners are stranded in the Middle East, with no possibility of relief.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

According to Millis, astronauts might harness the energy in the vacuum to push a spaceship, just as mariners harnessed the wind to drive a frigate.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife