as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
in the middle of the vasty deep the shipman enjoys a splendid isolation that the landsman will never know
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Recent Examples of shipman
The first episode establishes immediately that something is uniquely off about Widow’s Bay, and not just because Shep, a shipman patrolling the waters at night, goes missing, potentially because he’s been taken by a sinister fog.
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Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
The shipman embarked on Sunday for an over 48-hour journey that would take him from the Iraqi port where his vessel was anchored to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, before finally meeting his wife and parents in his hometown of Mumbai.
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Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
Australian shipmen are going to train with American and British personnel.
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The Editors,
National Review,
16 Mar. 2023
Featuring Dan Whelton as the Irish shipman who falls in love with Anna and Nancy E. Carroll as a woman involved with Anna’s father.
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BostonGlobe.com,
6 Apr. 2018
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
The shipman embarked on Sunday for an over 48-hour journey that would take him from the Iraqi port where his vessel was anchored to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, before finally meeting his wife and parents in his hometown of Mumbai.
—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
Australian shipmen are going to train with American and British personnel.
—
The Editors,
National Review,
16 Mar. 2023
Featuring Dan Whelton as the Irish shipman who falls in love with Anna and Nancy E. Carroll as a woman involved with Anna’s father.
—
BostonGlobe.com,
6 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipman
Noun
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The only public indication of an impending launch was the release of a warning for pilots and sailors to steer clear of the rocket’s flight path.
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An officer and junior officer monitor the radar and navigation, while another sailor sits at the helm and oversees steering the vessel and monitoring the engines.
Noun
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Shortly after the vessel was struck, the United Nations' International Maritime Organization paused an effort to evacuate hundreds of ships and thousands of mariners who were stranded in the Persian Gulf.
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Nearby mariners reported smoke rising from where the Fiorella was last seen.
Noun
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Canoe journeys through the surrounding waterways will be led by Homalco guides, whose people were long recognized among the region’s finest maritime navigators.
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The navigator owned the map, compass and GPS work, keeping us on course and on time.
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“Shipman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipman. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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