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PRONUNCIATION OF MERCHANTMAN

merchantman  [ˈmɜːtʃəntmən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERCHANTMAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Merchantman is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MERCHANTMAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of merchantman in the English dictionary

The definition of merchantman in the dictionary is a merchant ship.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MERCHANTMAN


Altman
ˈɔːltmən
atman
ˈaːtmən
batman
ˈbætmən
boatman
ˈbəʊtmən
Cotman
ˈkɒtmən
draughtman
ˈdrɑːftmən
dustman
ˈdʌstmən
Eastman
ˈiːstmən
footman
ˈfʊtmən
frontman
ˈfrʌntmən
gateman
ˈɡeɪtmən
harvestman
ˈhɑːvɪstmən
hetman
ˈhɛtmən
pitman
ˈpɪtmən
portman
ˈpɔːtmən
postman
ˈpəʊstmən
selectman
sɪˈlɛktmən
stuntman
ˈstʌntmən
titman
ˈtɪtmən
Whitman
ˈwɪtmən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERCHANTMAN

merchandizer
merchandizing
merchant
merchant bank
merchant banker
merchant fleet
merchant marine
merchant navy
merchant prince
merchant seaman
merchant seamen
merchant ship
merchant shipping
merchant vessel
merchant-like
merchantability
merchantable
merchanting
merchantmen
merchantry

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERCHANTMAN

aircraftman
amtman
anatman
common footman
foremastman
hoastman
leading aircraftman
liftman
meatman
mootman
oncostman
outman
peatman
pilotman
pivotman
potman
sweetman
tutman
vatman
water boatman

Synonyms and antonyms of merchantman in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «merchantman» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERCHANTMAN

Find out the translation of merchantman to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of merchantman from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «merchantman» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

货船
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mercante
570 millions of speakers

English

merchantman
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्यापारिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

merchantman
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

купец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

merchantman
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাণিজ্যতরী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

marchand
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peniaga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Handelsschiff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

商船
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Merchantman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàu buôn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

merchantman
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्यापारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ticaret gemisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mercantile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

statek handlowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

купець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

navă comercială
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμπορικό πλοίο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koopvaardij
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

merchantman
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Merchantman
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of merchantman

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCHANTMAN»

The term «merchantman» is normally little used and occupies the 110.409 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCHANTMAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «merchantman» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «merchantman» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about merchantman

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERCHANTMAN»

Discover the use of merchantman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to merchantman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
American Naval History: An Illustrated Chronology of the ...
Isla de Mindanao, Spanish transport, 94 Island Queen, U.S. merchantman, 78 Isuzu, HIJMS, 191 Jamaica, HMS, 199 Japan, British merchantman (later CSS Georgia), 71 Jason, British merchantman, 8 Java, HMS, 26 Java, HNMS, 148 Jean ...
Jack Sweetman, 2002
2
Current History and Forum ...
amount of armament had ever been drawn. * * * " There can be no question as to the breadth and strength of the decisions as to the right of the neutral to place goods or take passage upon an armed belligerent merchantman provided that the ...
‎1917
3
The Fatherland
We have squarely adopted the point of view that an attack on an unarmed merchantman without warning, or the sinking of such a merchantman without offering an opportunity for the rescue of both passengers and crew, is in violation of ...
George Sylvester Viereck, 1916
4
New York Times Current History: the European war
There can be no question as to the breadth and strength of the decisions as to the right of the neutral to place goods or take passage upon an armed belligerent merchantman provided that the merchantman came within the rules affecting the  ...
‎1917
5
Current History
amount of armament had ever been drawn. * * * " There can be no question as to the breadth and strength of the decisions as to the right of the neutral to place goods or take passage upon an armed belligerent merchantman provided that the ...
‎1917
6
The New York Times Current History: The European War
There can be no question as to the breadth and strength of the decisions as to the right of the neutral to place goods or take passage upon an armed belligerent merchantman provided that the merchantman came within the rules affecting the  ...
‎1917
7
Information Annual
If a neutral merchantman undertakes to resist the exercise of this right of visit and search on the part of a belligerent naval vessel, she is liable to confiscation. But — and this is important — a neutral vessel may carry arms for self-defense, and ...
‎1916
8
The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society
than half an hour froiuUhe time we first sighted her, the vessel, which proved to be the Merchantman of and from London, with troops for Calcutta, passed close under our stern. How we cheered her, and she returned our cheer as only British  ...
Bombay Geographical Society, 1859
9
Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society...
than half an hour from the time we first sighted her, the vessel, which proved to be the Merchantman of and from London, with troops for Calcutta, passed close under our stern. Haw we cheered her, and she returned our cheer as only British  ...
Bombay Geographical Society, 1859
10
Congressional edition
With regard to the sinking of the steamer Falaba, by which an American citizen lost his life, the Government of the United States is surprised to find the Imperial German Government contending that an effort on the part of a merchantman to ...
United States. Congress, 1922

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERCHANTMAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term merchantman is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Homes for sale Pembrokeshire: Historic nine-bed country house …
... Pembrokeshire has just that, thanks to a 17ft by 14ft anchor on its west lawn - which is from an early 18th century merchantman wrecked off St ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
2
U-boat to Singapore - Livemint
Warmed up, Musenberg ordered the pursuit of another enemy merchantman, but facing sudden engine trouble, was forced to surface, and was ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
3
Travel Around Russia's World Cup Cities (Part I)
A guide stands in the 1875—1877 historical country estate of merchantman Mikhail Rukavishnikov in the town of Nizhny Novgorod. «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
4
Frederick Tintner, Czech officer - obituary
Early in July, the Czechs embarked at Narbonne on an Egyptian merchantman. Packed together like sardines, in company with several Czech ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
5
Seabed gives up Spanish Armada wreck cannons
La Juliana was a merchantman trading between Spain and Italy when it was commandeered by Philip II of Spain for his fleet of 130 ships ... «The Local.es, Jun 15»
6
U.S. Flag Day: Is America's flag connected to the East India …
As mentioned, the Continental Navy's first flagship, the Alfred, was formally a merchantman named the Black Prince, built in 1774, and owned ... «Examiner.com, Jun 15»
7
Star Trek Online starts summer event, answers important question
... since the D'kora appeared in-game in 2012, so latinum-lovers seeking the full "armed merchantman" experience may want to give it a look. «Destructoid, Jun 15»
8
How does Santa Barbara match up with other US oil spills?
The crew leapt overboard and were picked up by the merchantman Philippine Bataan, which was present in the area at the time. One crew ... «CNN, May 15»
9
Rainforest Jewel
The southern tip is also the location of the remains of the ss Kioto, a British merchantman sunk in 1942 by the U-boat U514, as well as Cove Ledge, where once ... «Divernet, May 15»
10
New ceremony planned at Padstow war casualty's grave
William Whitmore died when his ship, the armed merchantman Anna Sofie, was torpedoed by a German submarine about four miles west of ... «Cornish Guardian, May 15»

REFERENCE
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