shipowner

noun

ship·​own·​er ˈship-ˌō-nər How to pronounce shipowner (audio)
: the owner of a ship

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The installation underscored both the scalability of suction sails and the rising trust in wind power among shipowners. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025 This has sent buyers and shipowners scrambling for insurance and new terms. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025 In an earnings call Thursday morning, ZIM CEO Eli Glickman said the carrier is still waiting for approval from its insurance companies, as well as shipowners of its chartered vessels. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 Nov. 2025 These shipowners and ocean carriers have to pay $50 per net ton of the cargo-carrying capacity of a vessel calling the port. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shipowner

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shipowner was circa 1530

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“Shipowner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipowner. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.

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