shipman
See also: Shipman
English
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)
- A seaman or sailor; a mariner.
- (obsolete) The master of a ship; shiplord.
- A labourer on a ship.
Anagrams
- -manship, Manship, manship, shimpan