yachtsman
Americannoun
noun
Gender
See -man.
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Origin of yachtsman
Example Sentences
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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
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.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024
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.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2023
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
"That's all I will say, though," put in the yachtsman.
From The Boy With the U.S. Miners by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
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