MARINER - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a man who serves as a sailor
Categories: Sailor, Crewman
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "mariner" comes from Old French marinier. It started in Anglo-Norman mariner. Then it appeared in Middle English mariner. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Middle English: marinel
- Old French: marinel
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.