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yachtsman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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yachts·man /ˈjɒtsmən $ ˈjɑːts-/ noun (plural yachtsmen /-mən/) [countable]  DLOa man who sails a yacht 驾驶游艇[帆船]的人
Examples from the Corpus
yachtsmanHe gathered in the tarpaulin as a yachtsman might a spinnaker and dumped it behind him before peering into the semi-darkness.Which projection would you choose for a map to be used by a yachtsman sailing from Rio de Janeiro to Liverpool?Joe was still the novice sailor, though he now had covered more sea miles than many amateur yachtsmen.Also patron of swimmers and yachtsmen.For centuries a seaport - today the harbour is still a haven for yachtsmen, fishing boats and pleasure cruisers.Gordon lives in Rutherglen, is married and as a hobby, is a keen yachtsman.Olav was a keen ski jumper and an Olympic yachtsman.
yachts·man nounChineseSyllable
man who yacht a a Corpus sails


yachtsman
yachtsman /ˈjɒtsmən $ ˈjɑːts-/ noun (plural yachtsmen /-mən/) [countable]
a man who sails a yacht


yachts·man, BrE /ˈjɒtsmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈjɑːtsmən/ 🔊 yachts·womanBrE /ˈjɒtswʊmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈjɑːtswʊmən/ 🔊 noun (
plural
yachts·men BrE /ˈjɒtsmən/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈjɑːtsmən/ 🔊
, yachts·women BrE /ˈjɒtswɪmɪn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈjɑːtswɪmɪn/ 🔊
)
a person who sails a yacht for pleasure or as a sport 游艇(或快艇)驾驶者;帆船比赛选手a round-the-world yachtsman驾驶帆船环球旅行的人