... as reassuring a beacon as a lighthouse to a lost mariner (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mar·i·ner — /ˈmerənɚ/ noun, pl ners [count] old fashioned + literary : ↑sailor … Useful english dictionary
ner — ad·re·ner·gic; af·ri·ka·ner; af·ri·ka·ner·dom; al·mo·ner; asy·ner·gia; ban·ner·less; ban·ner·man; be·gin·ner; bi·ge·ner; bik·a·ner; bis·cay·ner; bran·ner; bran·ner·ite; breun·ner·ite; brück·ner; büch·ner; by·wo·ner; can·ner; car·a·bi·ner;… … English syllables
mar — al·me·mar; an·thra·co·mar·ti; ar·mar·i·um; bo·mar·ea; cal·a·mar·i·a·ce·ae; car·mar·then·shire; col·mar; co·mar·ca; com·pri·mar·io; con·val·la·mar·in; cu·cu·mar·ia; dam·mar; dec·u·mar·ia; de·mar·cate; de·mar·ca·tion; de·mar·ca·tor;… … English syllables
mariner — mar·i·ner … English syllables
mariner'scompass — mar·i·ner s compass (mărʹə nərz) n. A large magnetic compass used aboard ships, consisting of a compass card suspended in a gimbal mounted bowl. * * * … Universalium
margener — mar|ge|ner Mot Agut Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
mariner — mar|i|ner [ˈmærınə US ər] n literary a ↑sailor … Dictionary of contemporary English
mariner — mar|i|ner [ merənər ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY a sailor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mariner — mar•i•ner [[t]ˈmær ə nər[/t]] n. a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < AF; OF marinier. See marine, er II syn: sailor … From formal English to slang
Mariner — Mar i*ner, n. [F. marinier, LL. marinarius. See {Marine}.] One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {Mariner s compass}. See under {Compass}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
