schipman

Middle English

Alternative forms

• chipman, schip man, schippeman, schypmanne, shipman, shipmon, shippeman, shippman, shypman, ssipman, szipman
• scipmon, sipman (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sċipmann, from Proto-West Germanic *skipamann, from Proto-Germanic *skipamann-; equivalent to schip +‎ mon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃipˌman/

Noun

schipman (plural schipmen)

1. sailor (individual working on or navigating a ship)

   Synonyms: mariner, seeman

2. captain (commander of a ship)
3. (rare) pirate (seaborne robber)

Descendants

• English: shipman
• Middle Scots: schipman

References

• “ship-man, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.