Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mariner"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mariner \Mar"i*ner\, n. [F. marinier, LL. marinarius. See
{Marine}.]
One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a
seaman or sailor. --Chaucer.
{Mariner's compass}. See under {Compass}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mariner
n : a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {seaman}, {tar}, {Jack-tar},
{old salt}, {seafarer}, {gob}, {sea dog}]
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