shipman
shipman · shipmen
Synonym of sailorSynonym of sailor.
US/ʃˈɪpmən/
Meaning
3 sensesSynonym of sailor.
A labourer on a ship.
(obsolete)The master of a ship; shiplord.
Origin
From Middle English schipman, from Old English scipmann (“shipman, mariner, sailor, rower;From Middle English schipman, from Old English scipmann (“shipman, mariner, sailor, rower; one who goes on trading voyages; pirate”). Cognate with Icelandic skipmaður, skipamaður (“shipman”). Equivalent to ship + -man. Compare English boatman.
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Forms
plural: shipmenSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedmidshipman
Derivedshipmanship
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular