Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shipmanship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ship-man-ship
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The role or skills of a shipman.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] her rôle was not to encumber the party with easels, but to sit and admire our shipmanship on seas high or low as the case might be."
"[…] the marine superintendent, for which ex-shipmanship can be a requirement […]"

Etymology

From shipman + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shipman

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does shipmanship mean?: The role or skills of a shipman.
Where does shipmanship come from?: From shipman + -ship.

How to pronounce shipmanship

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