mariner

See also: Mariner

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman mariner, marinier, from Old French marinier, maronnier, from marin; perhaps corresponding to a post-Classial or Vulgar Latin marinarius (“sailor”), from marīnus (“marine; relating to the sea”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmæɹɪnə/
  • Rhymes: -æɹɪnə(ɹ)

Noun

mariner (plural mariners)

  1. A sailor.
    • 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:
      From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From marí. Compare Spanish marinero, Portuguese marinheiro, French marinier, Italian marinaio. Cf. also Vulgar Latin marinarius.

Adjective

mariner (feminine marinera, masculine plural mariners, feminine plural marineres)

  1. marine, sea
  2. seaworthy

Noun

mariner m (plural mariners, feminine marinera)

  1. sailor, seaman

French

Etymology

Originally "to pickle in brine or seawater", from marin (“of the sea”).

Verb

mariner

  1. to marinate

Conjugation

Further reading

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

mariner m

  1. indefinite plural of marine

Verb

mariner

  1. imperative of marinere

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

marin +‎ -er.

Noun

mariner m (oblique plural mariners, nominative singular mariners, nominative plural mariner)

  1. seaman; sailor

Descendants

References

Swedish

Noun

mariner

  1. indefinite plural of marin
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