Dictionary

mariner en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmæɹɪnə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈmæɹɪnɚ/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /-ɹə-/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈmɛɹɪnɚ/ (US)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. Synonym of sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel.
   • 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 52:
   • 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 90:

Forms

Deriveds

merchant mariner · marinership · marineress · master mariner

Synonyms

sailor · particularly one on a maritime vessel

Translations (1)

pl marynarz (sailor)