schipman
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old English sċipmann, from Proto-West Germanic *skipamann, from Proto-Germanic *skipamann-; equivalent to schip (“ship”) + man (“man”).
Alternative forms
edit- chipman, schip man, schippeman, schypmanne, shipman, shipmon, shippeman, shippman, shypman, ssipman, szipman
- scipmon, sipman (Early Middle English)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editschipman (plural schipmen)
- sailor (individual working on or navigating a ship)
- captain (commander of a ship)
- (rare) pirate (seaborne robber)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “ship-man, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editNoun
editschipman
- Alternative form of chapman
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