as in sailors
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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Commercial-grade appliances, with deep-tilt skillet and griddle, enable sailors to cook more food faster.—
Gidget Fuentes,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026 -
In October, Regatta Bonaire draws sailors for races around Bonaire and to its neighboring islands.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Coast Guard has put out a signal to other mariners for the survivors in distress.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
1 Jan. 2026
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They were based on what are called chronographic spheres, or time balls, used by mariners in the 1800s to set ship clocks and navigation instruments.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The program includes support from an interdisciplinary team that includes doctors with dementia experience and care navigators.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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Assistance is free and confidential, Altman said, and Covered California has invested in a network of navigators to ensure help is widely available.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Shipmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipmen. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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