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shipman
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ship·man

noun \-mən\

Definition of SHIPMAN

1
: sailor, seaman
2
: shipmaster

Examples of SHIPMAN

  1. <in the middle of the vasty deep the shipman enjoys a splendid isolation that the landsman will never know>

First Known Use of SHIPMAN

before 12th century

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Synonyms
gob, hearty, jack, jack-tar, mariner, navigator, salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, sailor, swab, swabbie (also swabby) [slang], tar

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