shipman

Senso (Inglese)

1. Synonym of sailor.
2. (obsolete) The master of a ship; shiplord.
3. A labourer on a ship.

Concetti

marinaio

sinonimi

crew

mariner

tarpaulin

Traduzioni

بحّار

marin

matelot

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: schipman

Ereditato da inglese antico: scipmann

Affine islandese: skipmaður

Affine inglese: boatman

In summary

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.