shipman

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

Related to SHIPMAN

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

Related Words: coxswain, crewman, deckhand, shipmate; able-bodied seaman, able seaman, lubber; powerboater, sailboater; lime-juicer [slang], limey [slang]

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