Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A man who owns or sails a yacht.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who keeps or sails a yacht.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who owns or sails a yacht; a yachter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
man whosails ayacht .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who owns or sails a yacht
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Examples
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(I call our yachtsman Euergetes because it is so unlike his real name that neither he nor his family will recognise it.) "Why, Euergetes," exclaimed Cynthia,
From a Cornish Window A New Edition Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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The first 'yachtsman' was Joshua Slocum, who started life as a sea captain and in 1895 set off on the world's first circumnavigation by a yachtsman in his boat Spray.
Rosenblumtv 2009
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Ridgway – who runs the adventure holiday company founded by her father, the yachtsman John Ridgway – takes her two children, Hughie, eight, and Molly, 10, to school each morning in an open boat with an outboard motor from their home in Ardmore, in Sutherland.
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All artists who focus on wildlife, historical and nautical scenes are confronted on a regular basis by people who are knowledgeable in these fields -- outdoorsmen, hunters, birders, Civil War reenacters, military historians (or military buffs), yachtsman and boating enthusiasts -- looking for mistakes.
Daniel Grant: Artwork That Is Judged on the Basis of Accuracy Daniel Grant 2010
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With his wire-rimmed glasses and measured speech, Rogge -- a Belgian, former surgeon and Olympic yachtsman -- cuts a distinguished figure.
Elisabeth Braw: "You Can Cure Cancer, But You Can't Cure Doping and Illegal Betting" Elisabeth Braw 2012
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All artists who focus on wildlife, historical and nautical scenes are confronted on a regular basis by people who are knowledgeable in these fields -- outdoorsmen, hunters, birders, Civil War reenacters, military historians (or military buffs), yachtsman and boating enthusiasts -- looking for mistakes.
Daniel Grant: Artwork That Is Judged on the Basis of Accuracy Daniel Grant 2010
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All artists who focus on wildlife, historical and nautical scenes are confronted on a regular basis by people who are knowledgeable in these fields -- outdoorsmen, hunters, birders, Civil War reenacters, military historians (or military buffs), yachtsman and boating enthusiasts -- looking for mistakes.
Daniel Grant: Artwork That Is Judged on the Basis of Accuracy Daniel Grant 2010
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All artists who focus on wildlife, historical and nautical scenes are confronted on a regular basis by people who are knowledgeable in these fields -- outdoorsmen, hunters, birders, Civil War reenacters, military historians (or military buffs), yachtsman and boating enthusiasts -- looking for mistakes.
Daniel Grant: Artwork That Is Judged on the Basis of Accuracy Daniel Grant 2010
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All artists who focus on wildlife, historical and nautical scenes are confronted on a regular basis by people who are knowledgeable in these fields -- outdoorsmen, hunters, birders, Civil War reenacters, military historians (or military buffs), yachtsman and boating enthusiasts -- looking for mistakes.
Daniel Grant: Artwork That Is Judged on the Basis of Accuracy Daniel Grant 2010
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All artists who focus on wildlife, historical and nautical scenes are confronted on a regular basis by people who are knowledgeable in these fields -- outdoorsmen, hunters, birders, Civil War reenacters, military historians (or military buffs), yachtsman and boating enthusiasts -- looking for mistakes.
Daniel Grant: Artwork That Is Judged on the Basis of Accuracy Daniel Grant 2010
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