schipman

Middle English

Alternative forms

chipman, schip man, schippeman, schypmanne, shipman, shipmon, shippeman, shippman, shypman, ssipman, szipman
(early) scipmon, sipman

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sċipmann, from Proto-West Germanic *skipamann, from Proto-Germanic *skipamann-; equivalent to schip +‎ mon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃipˌman/

Noun

schipman (plural schipmen)

sailor (individual working on or navigating a ship)
Synonyms: mariner, seman
captain (commander of a ship)
(rare) pirate (seaborne robber)

Descendants

English: shipman
Middle Scots: schipman

References

“ship-man, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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