Thesaurus results for SHIPMAN

shipman

noun

ˈship-mən

Definition of shipman

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. — 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

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Noun

Rousseau lamented that accounts of these societies came mainly from merchants, sailors, soldiers and missionaries.

— Saar Shahar, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, an oil portrait of a sailor conjures his time in the Navy.

— Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailor

Noun

Seas will also begin to lower as the nor'easter pulls away, but inexperienced mariners and small vessels are encouraged to stay docked on Monday as rough seas and gusty winds are still likely.

— Sarah Wroblewski, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
For example, Kingsborough Community College, located in South Brooklyn, where the Sheepshead and Jamaica Bays meet the Atlantic Ocean, operates a maritime technology program that is training the next generation of local mariners.

— Julie Raskin, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of mariner

Noun

Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished during one of the final stretches of their trip after departing Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Celestial navigators who do this will need to account for the growing difference between UTC and UT1 when determining their precise position on Earth.

— Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

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