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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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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

Zheng He, a 15th-century Chinese seafarer, visited the strait, and Marco Polo wrote about risk-taking mariners there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

More than 10,000 merchant mariners and hundreds of ships are trapped in the Persian Gulf, FreightWaves reported on Wednesday, citing shipping executives.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

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

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone