shipman noun.
['ʃɪpmǝn] arch. Pl.
-men.
OE.[from SHIP noun + MAN noun.]1. A seaman, a sailor.
OE.2. A master mariner; the master of a ship; a skipper. Also, a pilot.
LME.
Comb.:
shipman's card rare (Shakes.)
(a) the mariner's compass;
(b) a map of the sea.
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