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yachtsman

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjɒtsmən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(yots′mən)

Inflections of 'yachtsman' (n): npl: yachtsmen

yachts•man (yots′mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men.

Pronounsa person who owns or sails a yacht, or who is devoted to yachting.

yacht + 's¹ + -man 1860–65

yachts′man•ship′, yacht′man•ship′, n.

-man.

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yachtsman /ˈjɒtsmən/, (feminine) yachtswoman n ( pl -men, -women)

a person who sails a yacht or yachts

ˈyachtsmanˌship n

yacht /yɑt/USA pronunciation n.

[countable]

a large sailboat or cabin cruiser used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.

v. [no object]

to sail or voyage in a yacht.

yachts•man, n. [countable], pl. -men.

yacht (yot),USA pronunciation n.

a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.

v.i.

to sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.

early Dutch jaght, short for jaghtschip hunting ship, equivalent. to Dutch jacht hunt (derivative of jagen to hunt) + schip ship
1550–60

yacht′y, adj.

'yachtsman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Blyth - Chichester - Knox-Johnston - Turner - yachtie - Corinthian

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