shipman

See also: Shipman

English

Alternative forms

• ship-man

Etymology

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 (“shipman”).

Noun

shipman (plural shipmen)

1. A seaman or sailor; a mariner.
2. (obsolete) The master of a ship; shiplord.
3. A labourer on a ship.

Related terms

• midshipman

Anagrams

• -manship, Manship, manship, shimpan

Middle English

Noun

shipman

1. Alternative form of schipman