shipman

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noun

Synonym of sailor.

Similar
sailor
OriginMiddle English schipman ← Old English scipmann →
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Meanings

shipman1

nounshipman (plural shipmen)

plural shipmen · alternative ship-man

  1. Synonym of sailor.

    Synonyms: sailor

  2. obsoleteThe master of a ship; shiplord.
  3. A labourer on a ship.

Shipman2

proper noun
  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of sailor.

Similar
sailor
Also see
neptuniansailor

Origin

shipman · noun

  1. Old Englishscipmann“shipman, mariner, sailor, rower; one who goes on trading voyages; pirate”
  2. Middle Englishschipman
  3. Englishshipman

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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Shipman · proper noun

Either from sheep + man, or from shipman.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

shipman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipman

MLA

“shipman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shipman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipman.

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