yachtsman — a person who owns, sails, or races yachts
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a person who owns, sails, or races yachts
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈjɑːtsmən/
Example Sentences
- The billionaire yachtsman spent more on yacht maintenance than most people earn in a year.
- Every weekend, the retired yachtsman would sail around the harbor, waving at tourists like he owned the ocean.
- The young yachtsman learned that looking cool in sailor clothes doesn't automatically make you good at sailing.
yachtsman
NOUN[/ˈjɑːtsmən/]
a person who owns, sails, or races yachts
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word originated in 16th-century Dutch as a compound of 'yacht' and 'man'. Dutch 'jacht' originally referred to a fast, nimble vessel used by the Dutch Navy to pursue pirates, derived from the verb meaning 'to hunt'.
Breakdown
yacht (from Dutch jacht, meaning 'to hunt' or 'a hunting vessel') + man (a person, English agent noun suffix).
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The billionaire yachtsman spent more on yacht maintenance than most people earn in a year.”
“Every weekend, the retired yachtsman would sail around the harbor, waving at tourists like he owned the ocean.”
“The young yachtsman learned that looking cool in sailor clothes doesn't automatically make you good at sailing.”
“The championship yachtsman has been sailing competitively for over twenty years.”
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