schipman
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- chipman, schip man, schippeman, schypmanne, shipman, shipmon, shippeman, shippman, shypman, ssipman, szipman
- scipmon, sipman (Early Middle English)
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old English sċipmann, from Proto-West Germanic *skipamann, from Proto-Germanic *skipamann-; equivalent to schip + mon.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
schipman (plural schipmen)
- sailor (individual working on or navigating a ship)
- captain (commander of a ship)
- (rare) pirate (seaborne robber)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “ship-man, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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