yachtsman

[ yots-muhn ]

/ ˈyɒts mən /

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noun, plural yachts·men.

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

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Origin of yachtsman

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

yacht, yacht chair, yacht club, yachtie, yachting, yachtsman, yachtswoman, yack, yackety-yak, yad, yada-yada-yada

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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
No landsman, no amateur yachtsman, could write a book like this.
Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812|James Barnes

British Dictionary definitions for yachtsman

yachtsman

feminine yachtswoman

/ (ˈjɒtsmən) /

noun plural -men or -women

a person who sails a yacht or yachts

Derived forms of yachtsman

yachtsmanship, noun

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