name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mariner
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmæɹɪnə/
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US: /ˈmæɹɪnɚ/
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US: /ˈmɛɹɪnɚ/
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US: /-ɹə-/
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rhymes with -æɹɪnə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: M EH1 R AH0 N ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A player on the team the Seattle Mariners.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
- Jones became a Mariner as the result of a pre-season trade.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a man who serves as a sailor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sailor, crewman
Narrower terms: able seaman, able-bodied seaman, boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, bosun, bo'sun, deckhand, roustabout, helmsman, steersman, steerer, lighterman, bargeman, bargee, officer, ship's officer, pilot, sea lawyer, whaler
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: marynarz — sailor