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Grammar : Noun
Spell : mar-uh-ner
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmær ə nər

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Définition of mariner

Origin :
  • mid-13c., from Anglo-French mariner, Old French marinier "seaman, sailor" (12c.), from Medieval Latin marinarius "sailor," from Latin marinus "of the sea" (see marine). Earlier and long more common than sailor. A sailor also could be a brimgeist in Old English.
  • noun person who makes living on the sea
Example sentences :
  • "He couldna see her bones, nor her his bow-legs," the mariner phrased it.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • In common with other ancients they knew the principle of the mariner's compass.
  • Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
  • Shall I appoint a mariner to be skipper of my vessel, or a landsman?
  • Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
  • Upon the middle one are the lighthouses that warn the mariner.
  • Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
  • There was no mariner who sailed the seas so insignificant as not to be hailed by Esther.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • I have seen a deal of life, and have been a mariner this thirty year or more.
  • Extract from : « In the Days of Drake » by J. S. Fletcher
  • You rescue the mariner from shipwreck without wetting your feet.
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
  • He was Mariner's patron and protector until his death in 1809.
  • Extract from : « Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora » by Edward Edwards
  • That night, after dinner, Mrs. Mariner asked Jill to read to her.
  • Extract from : « Jill the Reckless » by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
  • "You shouldn't have been allowed to do it," said Mr. Mariner warmly.
  • Extract from : « Jill the Reckless » by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

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