merchant marine
noun
1
: the privately or publicly owned commercial ships of a nation
2
: the personnel of a merchant marine
specifically
: a member of a merchant marine
merchant mariner
noun
Jeff Moore, 32, a John Deere salesman whose brother is a merchant mariner and whose father is first mate on a tugboat, keeps a journal of each exploration.
—Pam Belluck
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