# merchant mariner

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A sailor who works on a merchant marine (vessel), that is, in a merchant marine (fleet).

## Etymology
From merchant marine + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/merchant-mariner