shipman

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> Synonyms gob, hearty, jack, jack-tar, mariner, navigator, salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, sailor, swab, swabbie (also swabby) [slang], tarRelated Words coxswain, crewman, deckhand, shipmate; able-bodied seaman, able seaman, lubber; powerboater, sailboater; lime-juicer [slang], limey [slang]