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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Noun
  • During the theatrical flight, a sailor might run for a lifeboat with his pet black cat under his arm.
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Angela Ford: Justine had developed a friendship with a Navy sailor there at Pensacola.
    Natalie Morales, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Zoom in: The name change, first reported by Bloomberg, will affect everything from routine marine forecasts for mariners to tropical storm and hurricane forecasts.
    Andrew Freedman, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
  • After the Nazis invaded Denmark during World War II, the US stepped up to help to protect Greenland, and Dans’ grandfather was part of that effort as a merchant mariner.
    Donie O'Sullivan, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • State of play: Insurance navigators will now receive $10 million per year over the next five years, CMS said.
    Maya Goldman, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Scientists say these findings likely help explain why sea turtles are such skilled navigators.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025

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“Shipman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipman. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.

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