| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,762,047,780 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
shipowner |
Also found in: Wikipedia | 0.31 sec. |
|
shipowner [ˈʃɪpˌəʊnə] n
(Business / Commerce) (Transport / Nautical Terms) a person who owns or has shares in a ship or ships ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations shipowner [ˈʃɪpəʊnər] n → armateur/trice m/f shipowner n → Schiffseigner(in) m(f); (of many ships) → Reeder(in) m(f) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Dantes," said the shipowner, turning towards the young man, "come this way A shipowner loves a profitable ship; the seaman is proud of her; a doubt of her good looks seldom exists in his mind; but if he can boast of her more useful qualities it is an added satisfaction for his self-love. The old people ultimately became acquainted with a good many names of ships, and with the names of the skippers who commanded them -- with the names of Scots and English shipowners -- with the names of seas, oceans, straits, promontories -- with outlandish names of lumber-ports, of rice-ports, of cotton-ports -- with the names of islands -- with the name of their son's young woman. |
| Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|