shipman

[ ship-muhn ]

/ ˈʃɪp mən /

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noun, plural ship·men.

a sailor.

the master of a ship.

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Origin of shipman

before 900; Middle English; Old English scipman; cognate with Middle Dutch schipman,German Schiff(s)mann.See ship¹ -man

Words nearby shipman

shipentine, shipfitter, Shipka Pass, shiplap, shipload, shipman, shipmaster, shipmate, shipment, ship money, ship of state

How to use shipman in a sentence

Or am I and others who cite luck, including Shipman, simply more self-aware or forthcoming than most people, especially men?
I’m Not Ashamed to Admit I Got Lucky—and Neither Should You|Keli Goff|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To be clear, Kay and Shipman are not the only ones who seem to have a problem with women using the “L-word.”
I’m Not Ashamed to Admit I Got Lucky—and Neither Should You|Keli Goff|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is the subject of a buzzy new book, The Confidence Code, by journalists Claire Shipman and Katty Kay.
What Happens to Women When Female Leaders Like Jill Abramson Get Fired?|Keli Goff|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Shipman would not open the door, Nowak began to cry, the police said.
Paula Broadwell, Eminem, & More Spurned Lovers Who Went Ballistic|Paula Froelich|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Oefelein, who had divorced in 2005, was also dating U.S. Air Force Captain Colleen Shipman.
Paula Broadwell, Eminem, & More Spurned Lovers Who Went Ballistic|Paula Froelich|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
According to Shipman the custom of making presents at baptisms declined in the time of the Commonwealth.
Curious Church Customs|Various
A shipman, "who rode upon a rouncy (hack) as best he could," somewhat after the style of modern mariners.
Bygone London|Frederick Ross
Now the cog's head was turned Francewards, and the shipman walked the deck, a peaceful master-mariner once more.
The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle
The lad, when for good services I gave him his choice of my favour, chose but the grace of an old drunken shipman.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
They were what a compass is to a shipman, taking him straight on his course through the blackest storms.
Essays on Modern Novelists|William Lyon Phelps