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mariners

NOUN

person who makes living on the sea

Synonyms

STRONG

bluejacket captain crew mate navigator sailor salt seafarer shipmate swab

WEAK

sea dog yachtie

Example Sentences

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Seamus Murphy, executive director of SF Bay Ferry, said the system includes monitoring and educating mariners.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

These mariners all described the same, slow unraveling as they wait for some scrap of information on a question that hangs over the global economy: When will the Strait of Hormuz be unlocked?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Caine said there are currently "22,500 mariners embarked on more than 1,550 commercial vessels trapped in the Arabian Gulf, unable to transit."

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Rhys was born in Cardiff but his mum's family are from Fishguard, while he said he also came from "a long line of mariners".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

On June 22, Captain Newport and the rest of the mariners set sail for England.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone