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shipman.

Synonym of sailor.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Synonym of sailor.

  2. The master of a ship; shiplord.

    obsolete
  3. A labourer on a ship.

Where this word comes from

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.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.