shipman
nounEtymology 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.
1
Synonym of sailor.
2
Obsolete The master of a ship; shiplord.
3
A labourer on a ship.
- Derived terms
- shipmanship
- Related terms
- midshipman