shipman

== English == === Alternative forms === ship-man === Etymology === From Middle English schipman, from Old English scipmann (“shipman, mariner, sailor, rower; one who goes on trading voyages; pirate”). Cognate with Icelandic skipmaður, skipamaður (“shipman”). Equivalent to ship +‎ -man. Compare English boatman. === Noun === shipman (plural shipmen) Synonym of sailor. (obsolete) The master of a ship; shiplord. A labourer on a ship. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== midshipman === Anagrams === -manship, Manship, manship, shimpan == Middle English == === Noun === shipman alternative form of schipman