“mariners” is a form of
mariner
UK /ˈmæɹɪnə/ · US /ˈmæɹɪnɚ/ noun, proper noun
Forms mariners Marner
- noun Synonym of sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel.
- noun (baseball) A player on the team the Seattle Mariners. “Jones became a Mariner as the result of a pre-season trade.”
- proper noun A surname.
Synonyms
sailor particularly one on a maritime vessel seaman tar Jack-tar Jack old salt seafarer gob sea dog
Etymology
From Middle English mariner, maryner, from Anglo-Norman mariner, marinier, from Old French marinier, maronnier, from marin and Medieval Latin marinellus and marinarius (“sailor”), from marīnus (“marine”), from mare (“sea”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”). Eclipsed Middle English marinel, marynell (“mariner, sailor”) from Old French marinel from the same sources. Equivalent to marine + -er.
Webster’s 1913
- noun One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor. Chaucer. Mariner's compass. See under Compass.
Etymology [F. marinier, LL. marinarius. See Marine.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “mariner”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details