Marines vs Mariner - What's the difference?
marines | mariner |
A sailor.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
, title=
As nouns the difference between marines and mariner
is that marines is plural of lang=en while mariner is a sailor.As a proper noun Marines
is the United States Marine Corps.mariner
English
Noun
(en noun)The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}