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Synonyms for mariner

Most common

sea dog sailor seaman seafarer

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Synonym of sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel.

Forms

Plural
mariners → seafarers, seamen, sailors, tars…

Example sentences

  • sailor The sailor climbed the ratlines to reach the mast.
  • seaman The seaman had to clean the ship down to the copper bolts.
  • seafarer In 1498, the seafarer and explorer Vasco da Gama found a route to India.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
marinersteady
sailorrising
seamanfalling
seafarerrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
tar1, gob1
4 letters
jack1
6 letters
sailor2, seaman2
8 letters
seafarer3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sailor2 = 2 syllables).