merchant marine

English

Noun

merchant marine (plural merchant marines)

1. A ship dedicated to commercial, rather than military, purposes.
   • 1923 May 28, "Captain Dollar Speaks," Time:

     Captain Robert Dollar of San Francisco, dean of American ship owners, […] is still, although nearly 80, the eager champion of an American privately owned merchant marine.

Synonyms

• merchant ship

Related terms

• mariner
• merchant navy

Translations

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• (deprecated template usage) Dutch: koopvaardijvloot, koopvaarders m pl, burgerlijk zeeman m
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• French: ^{(please verify)} marine marchande (fr), marin marchand m