See also: Shipman

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Etymology

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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 (plural shipmen)

  1. Synonym of sailor.
  2. (obsolete) The master of a ship; shiplord.
  3. A labourer on a ship.
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Middle English

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Noun

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shipman

  1. Alternative form of schipman