mariner

noun/ˈmærɪnər/

Frequency rank: #12,671 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A person who navigates or works on a ship at sea; a sailor.

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Example sentence

The old mariner had spent forty years sailing the Pacific Ocean.

Synonyms & related words

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