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.
—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
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
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As submarine threats become more sophisticated and maritime infrastructure grows increasingly important, drones like the CAMCOPTER S-300 may become a key component of future anti-submarine warfare networks, extending the reach of naval forces while keeping sailors farther from danger.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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Picture a British sailor in the 1700s, six months into a transatlantic voyage.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Their leader, English mariner Martin Frobisher, had spent most of his life at sea (or imprisoned because of it).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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The system, called WhaleSpotter, scans the bay around the clock for whale blows and heat signatures up to 2 nautical miles away, alerting mariners to slow down or reroute when whales are nearby.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Community health workers, patient navigators and care management teams should be proactively identifying high-risk Medicaid patients with chronic medical issues.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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His father was a bombardier-navigator who was among the first American bombers during World War II to land at Soviet airfields to refuel and rearm, enabling the Allies to reach distant German targets.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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“Shipman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipman. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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