yachtsman

[yots-muhn]

noun

plural

yachtsmen 

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

yachtsman

/ ˈjɒtsmən /

noun

1. a person who sails a yacht or yachts

Gender Note

See -man.

Other Word Forms

• yachtsmanship noun
• yachtmanship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of yachtsman¹

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

Example Sentences

There was high praise, however, for his role in the groundbreaking All is Lost - about an elderly yachtsman alone on his damaged boat in the Indian Ocean.

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The 41-year-old lives in Norwich in eastern England where he grew up, attended college locally, and was an accomplished amateur yachtsman - sailing off the nearby Norfolk coast.

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Born in Bangor, Hughes was an enthusiastic yachtsman and more importantly, a successful engineer.

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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.

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On the high seas, wealthy yachtsmen seeking speed and distance records have also repeatedly required rescue when their voyages run astray.

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