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1862, in the meaning defined above

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• crew member
• longshoreman
• run away to sea idiom

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Definition of yachtsman noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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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
• Spanish : aficionado a la vela

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

Origin of yachtsman

Usage note for yachtsman, other words from yachtsman.

• yachts·man·ship, yacht·man·ship, noun

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How to use yachtsman in a sentence

The year was an important one in its annals, for some of the best known of yachtsmen became members of the community.

Kingstown Harbour, so admirably adapted for sailing, has long been a favourite spot with yachtsmen.

In 1887 a most determined and well-planned movement was made by Scottish yachtsmen against the 'America' Cup.

At this time the minds of our yachtsmen were sorely fretted by the performance of the cutter 'Minerva' from Scotland.

As the day approached the excitement became intense; yachtsmen and sportsmen flocked to New York from all parts of the country.

British Dictionary definitions for yachtsman

Feminine yachtswoman.

/ ( ˈjɒtsmən ) /

a person who sails a yacht or yachts

Derived forms of yachtsman

• yachtsmanship , noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

• 1.1 Alternative forms
• 1.2 Etymology
• 1.3 Pronunciation
• 1.4.1 Hypernyms
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• 2.1 Alternative forms
• 2.2 Etymology
• 2.3 Pronunciation
• 2.5 Further reading
• 2.6 Anagrams

English [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ].

• yachtman ( dated )

Etymology [ edit ]

From yacht +‎ -s- +‎ -man .

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ].

yachtsman ( plural yachtsmen )

• 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, [1] [ … ] and so ended, not without a sigh on my part, one of the merriest six-hour rides that five yachtsmen , one cockney, five women and a child, the carman, and a countryman with an alpeen, ever took in their lives.
• 1913 , Joseph Conrad , Chance ‎ [2] , London: Methuen, published 1914 , Part 1, Chapter One, p. 3: We knew him already by sight as the owner of a little five-ton cutter, which he sailed alone apparently, a fellow yachtsman in the unpretending band of fanatics who cruise at the mouth of the Thames. But the first time he addressed the waiter sharply as ‘steward’ we knew him at once for a sailor as well as a yachtsman .
• 1963 , Aldous Huxley , chapter 1, in Island ‎ [3] , New York: Bantam, page 6: [ … ] needless to say, the thing that all the cautious and experienced yachtsmen had warned him against happened. The black squall out of nowhere, the sudden, senseless frenzy of wind and rain and waves…

Hypernyms [ edit ]

• yachtsperson

Derived terms [ edit ]

• yachtsmanlike
• yachtsmanship

Related terms [ edit ]

• yachtswoman

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French [ edit ].

Borrowed from English yachtsman .

• IPA ( key ) : /jɔts.man/

yachtsman   m ( plural yachtsmans or yachtsmen , feminine yachtswoman )

Further reading [ edit ]

• “ yachtsman ”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [ Digitized Treasury of the French Language ] , 2012.

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What does the noun yachtsman mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun yachtsman . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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Earliest known use

The earliest known use of the noun yachtsman is in the 1860s.

OED's earliest evidence for yachtsman is from 1862, in London Review & Weekly Journal .

yachtsman is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: yacht n. , man n. 1

Nearby entries

• 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–
• yacket, v. 1969–

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yachtsman, n. was first published in 1921; not yet revised.

yachtsman, n. was last modified in March 2024.

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Definitions for yachtsmen yachts·men, this dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word yachtsmen ., did you actually mean yachtsman or yachtswoman , wiktionary rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votes.

yachtsmen noun

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Yachting is the use of recreational boats and ships called yachts for racing or cruising. Yachts are distinguished from working ships mainly by their leisure purpose. "Yacht" derives from the Dutch word jacht ("hunt"). With sailboats, the activity is called sailing, and with motorboats, it is called powerboating.

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The numerical value of yachtsmen in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

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The numerical value of yachtsmen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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