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yachtsman

[yots-muh n]

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noun, plural yachts·men.

a person who owns or sails a yacht, or who is devoted to yachting.

Origin of yachtsman

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

Related formsyachts·man·ship, yacht·man·ship, noun

Usage note

See -man.

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Examples from the Web for yachtsman

Historical Examples of yachtsman

For this particular work the yachtsman should put on a medium rudder.
Boys' Book of Model Boats
Raymond Francis Yates
The yachtsman, however, should not slacken them as for scudding.
Boys' Book of Model Boats
Raymond Francis Yates
"In their turn," warned the yachtsman, showing that he resented this intrusion.
Blow The Man Down
Holman Day
But you're not like any yachtsman I ever met before, or any sailor of any sort.
The Riddle of the Sands
Erskine Childers
These disadvantages and uncertainties the yachtsman knows, and yet they are for him no deterrent.
A Floating Home
Cyril Ionides

British Dictionary definitions for yachtsman

yachtsman

feminine yachtswoman

noun plural -men or -women

a person who sails a yacht or yachts

Derived Formsyachtsmanship, noun

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