West Indiamann.

Brit.

/ˌwɛst ˈɪndɪəman/,

/ˌwɛst ˈɪndɪəmən/, U.S.

/ˌwɛst ˈɪndiəmən/

Inflections: Plural West Indiamen.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name West India , man n.¹

Etymology: < the name of West India (see West India n.) + man n.¹ (compare man n.¹ 25).

Now historical.

A ship (typically a large sailing ship) engaged in trade with the West Indies.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > [noun] > trading to or from specific place

West Indies man1587

Indiaman1588

West Indy man1616

Lubecker1627

Chinaman1653

East Indiaman1675

West Indiaman1689

South-seaman1728

Levanter1812

Indianeer1840

South Spainer1856

1689 Treasury Papers (P.R.O.: T 1/3) f. 196 Y^e ffrench ffleet..has taken 5 dutch West Indiamen that came from Cuiresoe.

1770 Ann. Reg. 1769 161 The steward of a West-Indiaman.

1787 World 7 Feb. A large homeward bound West Indiaman was last week driven in great distress into the chops of the channel, and went to the bottom.

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. xiv. 308 A voluminous silk handkerchief, like the main-sail of one of his own West-Indiamen.

1889 Times 29 Aug. 8/1 18 years ago a West Indiaman of 300 or 400 tons was discharged in a week, and that was thought very good work.

1948 L. F. Horsfall in C. E. Fayle et al. Trade Winds viii. 179 West Indiamen were permitted to carry out goods both for the Spanish and the plantation markets.

2003 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 5 July 13 He served as a common seaman for a voyage on a West Indiaman.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	west indiaman
释义	West Indiamann. Brit. /ˌwɛst ˈɪndɪəman/, /ˌwɛst ˈɪndɪəmən/, U.S. /ˌwɛst ˈɪndiəmən/ Inflections: Plural West Indiamen. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name West India , man n.¹ Etymology: < the name of West India (see West India n.) + man n.¹ (compare man n.¹ 25). Now historical. A ship (typically a large sailing ship) engaged in trade with the West Indies. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > [noun] > trading to or from specific place West Indies man1587 Indiaman1588 West Indy man1616 Lubecker1627 Chinaman1653 East Indiaman1675 West Indiaman1689 South-seaman1728 Levanter1812 Indianeer1840 South Spainer1856 1689 Treasury Papers (P.R.O.: T 1/3) f. 196 Y^e ffrench ffleet..has taken 5 dutch West Indiamen that came from Cuiresoe. 1770 Ann. Reg. 1769 161 The steward of a West-Indiaman. 1787 World 7 Feb. A large homeward bound West Indiaman was last week driven in great distress into the chops of the channel, and went to the bottom. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. xiv. 308 A voluminous silk handkerchief, like the main-sail of one of his own West-Indiamen. 1889 Times 29 Aug. 8/1 18 years ago a West Indiaman of 300 or 400 tons was discharged in a week, and that was thought very good work. 1948 L. F. Horsfall in C. E. Fayle et al. Trade Winds viii. 179 West Indiamen were permitted to carry out goods both for the Spanish and the plantation markets. 2003 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 5 July 13 He served as a common seaman for a voyage on a West Indiaman. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1689
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