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shipman

[ship-muhn]

noun

plural

shipmen 
  1. a sailor.

  2. the master of a ship.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of shipman1

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

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The title of her autobiography, due out in September, is synonymous with her most famous character - Stacey Shipman - but Page believes Lush also sums up her own personality.

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Two university security officers were injured when protesters forced their way into Butler Library on Wednesday, according to a statement from University President Claire Shipman, who called their actions "outrageous".

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Mrs Shipman, who took over the role in March after the previous president resigned, asked students to stay away from the library.

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Under the new system, partially introduced in response to the deaths caused by serial killer doctor Harold Shipman, all deaths not investigated by a coroner must be reviewed independently by a medical examiner before a death certificate can be issued.

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Luke Shipman never remembered the nights he was screaming in terror after a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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