marinero

/maɾiˈneɾo/ · B1 · adj

seafaring

⚓🚢 marinero = marine + -ero (one who works at sea)

From Latin marinus, of the sea (mar = sea). The suffix -ero marks a trade, as in zapatero (shoemaker) and panadero (baker). So a marinero is a sea worker: a sailor. As an adjective it means seafaring.

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