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- a person who owns or sails a yacht , or who is devoted to yachting . yacht .
/ ˈjɒtsmən /
- a person who sails a yacht or yachts
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- ˈyachtsmanˌship , noun
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- yachtsman·ship yachtman·ship noun
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Following an arrest for a DUI, assault and disorderly conduct in Colorado in 1974, she hitchhiked to Florida, where she married Lewis Gratz Fell, a wealthy yachtsman 50 years her senior in 1976.
One of the things which make a yachtsman ask if life is worth living is to run hard on the putty.
If the yachtsman has on board a seine net, he may realise something of the miraculous draught of fishes mentioned in the Bible.
The man had an air of easy assurance; and, besides, the request was one that any yachtsman would willingly grant.
Mr. Ford was an experienced yachtsman; would he look after the ladies, ask whom he liked?
No landsman, no amateur yachtsman, could write a book like this.
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- American English : yachtsman / yˈɒtsmən /
- Brazilian Portuguese : iatista
- Chinese : 帆船手
- European Spanish : aficionado a la vela
- French : navigateur
- German : Segler
- Italian : yachtsman
- Japanese : ヨット乗り
- Korean : 요트 타는 사람
- European Portuguese : proprietário ou timoneiro de um iate
- Latin American Spanish : aficionado a la vela
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Definition of yachtsman noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- a round-the-world yachtsman
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Borrowed from English yachtsman .
- IPA ( key ) : /jɔts.man/
yachtsman m ( plural yachtsmans or yachtsmen , feminine yachtswoman )
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- “ yachtsman ”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [ Digitized Treasury of the French Language ] , 2012 .
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Definition of yacht
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Definition of yacht (Entry 2 of 2)
intransitive verb
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Word History
obsolete Dutch jaght , from Middle Low German jacht , short for jachtschip , literally, hunting ship
1557, in the meaning defined above
1836, in the meaning defined above
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“Yacht.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yacht. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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from obsolete Dutch jaght (now jacht ), short for jachtschip, literally, "hunting ship"
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What does the noun yachtman mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun yachtman . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
How common is the noun yachtman ?
| 1820 | 0.0016 |
| 1830 | 0.0028 |
| 1840 | 0.0039 |
| 1850 | 0.0044 |
| 1860 | 0.0051 |
| 1870 | 0.0051 |
| 1880 | 0.0055 |
| 1890 | 0.0055 |
| 1900 | 0.0049 |
| 1910 | 0.0038 |
| 1920 | 0.0031 |
| 1930 | 0.0027 |
| 1940 | 0.0025 |
| 1950 | 0.0022 |
| 1960 | 0.0019 |
| 1970 | 0.0015 |
| 1980 | 0.0013 |
| 1990 | 0.0012 |
| 2000 | 0.0009 |
| 2010 | 0.0007 |
How is the noun yachtman pronounced?
British english, where does the noun yachtman come from.
Earliest known use
The earliest known use of the noun yachtman is in the 1820s.
OED's earliest evidence for yachtman is from 1820, in the Examiner .
yachtman is formed within English, by compounding.
Etymons: yacht n. , man n. 1
Nearby entries
- yacht broker, n. 1882–
- yachtdom, n. 1901–
- yachter, n. 1828–
- yachtery, n. 1861–
- yachtian, n. 1842–
- yachtie, n. 1874–
- yachting, n. 1836–
- yachting, adj. 1847–
- yachtist, n. 1895–
- yachtling, n. 1872–
- yachtman, n. 1820–
- yachtsman, n. 1862–
- yachtsmanship, n. 1862–
- yachty, adj. 1950–
- yachty, adj. 1892–
- yacht-yard, n. 1933–
- yack, n.¹ 1789–
- yack, n.² 1860–
- yack, v. 1873–
- yacker, n. 1882–
- yacker, v. 1961–
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yachtman, n. was first published in 1921; not yet revised.
yachtman, n. was last modified in July 2023.
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- They spent their annual vacation on a chartered yacht in the Caribbean .
- He spent three days adrift on his yacht.
- His eyes were fixed on the distant yacht.
- If they can afford a yacht, they must be rolling in it.
- She sailed around the world single-handed in her yacht.
- cabin cruiser
- dragon boat
- rubber dinghy
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The meaning of YACHTSMAN is a person who owns or sails a yacht.
YACHTSMAN definition: 1. a man who sails or owns a yacht 2. a man who sails or owns a yacht. Learn more.
Yachtsman definition: a person who owns or sails a yacht, or who is devoted to yachting. . See examples of YACHTSMAN used in a sentence.
YACHTSMAN meaning: 1. a man who sails or owns a yacht 2. a man who sails or owns a yacht. Learn more.
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Define yachtsman. yachtsman synonyms, yachtsman pronunciation, yachtsman translation, English dictionary definition of yachtsman. n. A man who owns or sails a yacht.
yachtsman: 1 n a person who owns or sails a yacht Synonyms: yachtswoman Type of: crewman , sailor any member of a ship's crew
Definition of yachtsman noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Yachtsman definition: A man who owns or sails a yacht. The Almanac provides the yachtsman with all the data required to navigate Atlantic waters.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Outdoor yachtsman yachts‧man / ˈjɒtsmən $ ˈjɑːts-/ noun (plural yachtsmen /-mən /) [countable] DLO a man who sails a yacht Examples from the Corpus yachtsman • He gathered in the tarpaulin as a yachtsman might a spinnaker and dumped it behind him before peering into the ...
yachtsman - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free. WordReference.com | Online Language Dictionaries. ... 'yachtsman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): Blyth - Chichester - Corinthian - Knox-Johnston - Turner - yachtie.
yachtsman / ˈ jɑːtsmən/ noun. plural yachtsmen /-mən/ / ˈjɑːtsmən/. Britannica Dictionary definition of YACHTSMAN. [count] : a man who owns or sails a yacht. YACHTSMAN meaning: a man who owns or sails a yacht.
yachtsman (plural yachtsmen). A man who sails a yacht.. 1840, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Irish Sketch Book published together with The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh and Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo, New York: Caxton, Chapter 10, p. 379, […] and so ended, not without a sigh on my part, one of the merriest six-hour rides that five yachtsmen, one cockney, five ...
YACHT definition: 1. a boat with sails and sometimes an engine, used for either racing or travelling on for pleasure…. Learn more.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun yachtsman. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
yacht: [noun] any of various recreational watercraft: such as. a sailboat used for racing. a large usually motor-driven craft used for pleasure cruising.
A yacht ( / jɒt /) is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. [2] [3] [4] There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a yacht, as opposed to a boat, such a pleasure vessel is likely to be at least 33 feet (10 m) in length and may ...
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun yachtman.See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Any yacht that is 79 feet long or longer is classified as a "large yacht." Beyond a length of 130 feet, the vessel is typically called a "super yacht" (sometimes written as one word, superyacht). Sidebar: the current reigning champion for the longest yacht in the world is the super yacht Azzam, which is 590 feet in length. Another ...
YACHT meaning: 1. a boat with sails and sometimes an engine, used for either racing or travelling on for pleasure…. Learn more.