as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel in the middle of the vasty deep the shipman enjoys a splendid isolation that the landsman will never know

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Recent Examples of shipman Australian shipmen are going to train with American and British personnel. The Editors, National Review, 16 Mar. 2023 Featuring Dan Whelton as the Irish shipman who falls in love with Anna and Nancy E. Carroll as a woman involved with Anna’s father. BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2018
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  • The Savannah will be carrying a crew of 103 sailors and will not dock at the nearby Ream Naval Base, a site that has raised alarm in Washington and other Western capitals due to its potential use by Chinese military assets.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • A lot of this work used to be done by a ship’s sailors.
    Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
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  • Ancient Greek mariners sailing through the Strait of Messina had a dilemma.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Forecasters are warning that high winds are only expected to worsen through at least Wednesday, with several warnings issued across the state, both on land and for mariners.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Read Article > Birds are incredible navigators, capable of traveling thousands of miles each year to the same location.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Next, the community prioritized expanding community safety and housing navigators, followed by an increase in professional staffing in the Tucson Police Department.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024

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“Shipman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipman. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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