yachtsman
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noun
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See -man.
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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
Some local businesses helped fund the encampment and well known figures such as Olympic yachtsman Russell Coutts, Winston Peters, a former deputy prime minister under Ardern, and former prime minister Jim Bolger urged dialogue.
From Reuters ● Mar. 3, 2022
A yachtsman, he hired architect Robert V. Derrah in 1936 to design Coke’s now-landmark Art Deco bottling plant downtown on South Central Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
Therefore it's unlikely that we'll ever know if Bezos copied the decorative flairs of Russian oligarch and fellow yachtsman Andrey Melnichenko by covering the wall of one room in tanned stingray skins.
From BBC ● May 13, 2021
No landsman, no amateur yachtsman, could write a book like this.
From Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 by Barnes, James
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
There are still ice yachtsmen who yearn for the thrill of a frozen expanse, but the windows of opportunity for such outings are few and far between.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2013
“Watch them, Joe,” ordered the taller of the two yachtsmen.
From The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies by Crane, Laura Dent
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