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Added 9 October 2026

shipman

noun

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Synonym of sailor.
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”). Cognate with Icelandic skipmaður, skipamaður (“shipman”). Equivalent to ship + -man. Compare English boatman.

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