yachtsman

[ yots-muhn ]

noun,plural yachts·men.
  1. a person who owns or sails a yacht, or who is devoted to yachting.

Origin of yachtsman

1
First recorded in 1860–65; yacht + 's1 + -man

usage note For yachtsman

See -man.

Other words from yachtsman

  • yachts·man·ship, yacht·man·ship, noun

Words Nearby yachtsman

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How to use yachtsman in a sentence

  • Following an arrest for a DUI, assault and disorderly conduct in Colorado in 1974, she hitchhiked to Florida, where she married Lewis Gratz Fell, a wealthy yachtsman 50 years her senior in 1976.

    Florida Like You’ve Never Seen It | Stephen Starr | August 27, 2021 | Ozy
  • One of the things which make a yachtsman ask if life is worth living is to run hard on the putty.

    Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.
  • If the yachtsman has on board a seine net, he may realise something of the miraculous draught of fishes mentioned in the Bible.

    Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.
  • The man had an air of easy assurance; and, besides, the request was one that any yachtsman would willingly grant.

    The Rival Campers Afloat | Ruel Perley Smith
  • Mr. Ford was an experienced yachtsman; would he look after the ladies, ask whom he liked?

    The Open Question | Elizabeth Robins

British Dictionary definitions for yachtsman

yachtsman

feminine yachtswoman

/ (ˈjɒtsmən) /


nounplural -men or -women
  1. a person who sails a yacht or yachts

Derived forms of yachtsman

  • yachtsmanship, noun

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