mariner

/ˈmer-ə-nər/

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin marinarius, from marinus

noun

  1. a person who navigates or assists in navigating a ship : seaman, sailor

noun

  1. a compass used in navigation that consists of parallel magnetic needles or bundles of needles permanently attached to a card marked to indicate direction and degrees of a circle

noun

  1. the privately or publicly owned commercial ships of a nation

  2. the personnel of a merchant marine; specifically : a member of a merchant marine