shipman

See also: Shipman

English

Alternative forms

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.

Noun

shipman (plural shipmen)

  1. Synonym of sailor.
  2. (obsolete) The master of a ship; shiplord.
  3. A labourer on a ship.

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

shipman

  1. alternative form of schipman
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