Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shipmaster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: ship-mas-ter
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The master of a ship; a captain; a commander.

Etymology

From Middle English schypmayster, schypmester, equivalent to ship + master.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: schypmayster

Inflected Forms

shipmasters (plural)

Synonyms

shiplord

Questions

What does shipmaster mean?: The master of a ship; a captain; a commander.
Where does shipmaster come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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