shipman
Meanings
Plural: shipmen
Noun
- Synonym of sailor.
- The master of a ship; shiplord.
- A labourer on a ship.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
shipman is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordshipman is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shipman is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
shipman is a valid Words With Friends word