mariner

[ mar-uh-ner ]

noun

1. a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.

   Synonyms: seafarer

2. (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.

Mariner

¹

/ ˈmærɪnə /

noun

1. 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

mariner

²

/ ˈmærɪnə /

noun

1. a formal or literary word for seaman

Word History and Origins

Origin of mariner¹

First recorded in 1250–1300 mariner fordef 1; mariner fordef 2 1960–65; Middle English, from Anglo-French; Old French marinier. See marine, -er ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of mariner¹

C13: from Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin marīnus marine

Synonym Study

See sailor.