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shipman

American  
[ship-muhn] / ˈʃɪp mən /

noun

plural

shipmen
  1. a sailor.

  2. the master of a ship.


Etymology

Origin of shipman

before 900; Middle English; Old English scipman; cognate with Middle Dutch schipman, German Schiff ( s ) mann. See ship 1 -man

Example Sentences

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Shipman said the school believed the agents made misrepresentations to enter the building, saying they were there to find a “missing person.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The university declined to comment beyond Shipman’s statement.

From The Wall Street Journal

Columbia elevated Claire Shipman, then the co-chair of the university’s board of trustees, to the post on an interim basis and began searching for a successor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shipman presided over a $200 million deal with the federal government to settle allegations that the school violated antidiscrimination law.

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Instead, the pair - who played Stacey and Gavin Shipman in the hit TV series - appear in a short festive supermarket advert, enjoying a turkey pie while replying to a fan's letter about showing love through food.

From BBC