shipman

Meaning

Noun

A seaman or sailor; a mariner.
The master of a ship; shiplord.
A labourer on a ship.

Origin

From Middle English schipman, from Old English scipmann ("shipman, mariner, sailor, rower; one who goes on trading voyages; pirate"), equivalent to ship + -man. Cognate with Icelandic skipmaður, skipamaður.

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