yachtsman
Americannoun
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yachtsmen
plural
noun
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See -man.
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Origin of yachtsman
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Her mother died when Sydney was 7, and she was influenced by the oddities of her father, a yachtsman who dressed Sydney in a sailor suit until she was 18.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Born in Bangor, Hughes was an enthusiastic yachtsman and more importantly, a successful engineer.
From BBC ● May 31, 2024
The California Yacht Club was started in 1922 by yachtsman from the Los Angeles Athletic Club and other yacht clubs, according to the club’s website.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
Local news outlets reported that the most recent fatal shark attack occurred in February 2021, when a yachtsman was killed by a tiger shark.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
And what does the trim longshore yachtsman descry?
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93. August 6, 1887. by Various
In fact, seemingly everyone in Northland heard immediately about the glamorous French yachtsmen taking a holiday cruise in the dead of winter.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
On the high seas, wealthy yachtsmen seeking speed and distance records have also repeatedly required rescue when their voyages run astray.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2023
It is only the second time in 144 years the Cup is taken away from American yachtsmen.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2020
There are no yachtsmen or equestrians in his version of America.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2018
Next comes Plum Island, separated from the Long Island shore by a narrow and swift channel known as Plum Gut, through which cunning yachtsmen sometimes steer.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Adams Drake
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