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shipman

noun

Etymology

From Middle English schipman, from Old English scipmann (“shipman, mariner, sailor, rower; one who goes on trading voyages; pirate”). Cognate with Icelandic skipmaður, skipamaður (“shipman”). Equivalent to ship + -man. Compare English boatman.

  1. inherited from scipmann
  2. inherited from schipman

Definitions

  1. Synonym of sailor.

  2. The master of a ship

    The master of a ship; shiplord.

  3. A labourer on a ship.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname originating as an occupation.

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Derived

shipmanship

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA