Definition of Indiaman in English:

Indiaman

nounPlural Indiamen ˈɪndɪəmənˈɪndiəˌmæn

historical

A ship engaged in trade with India or the East or West Indies, especially an East Indiaman.
Example sentencesExamples
- Even Samuel Pepys, then the surveyor-victualer of the Royal Navy, was unprepared for the cargo he inspected in November 1665 aboard a captured Dutch Indiaman.
- The Trades Increase, the Company's first vessel, was almost 1,000 tons and was wrecked in Java on its first voyage, and though its size was exceptional, 800-ton Indiamen were not.
- Her influential friends made special arrangements for her to be shipped to America in comfort, in an Indiaman, saving her from the appalling squalor and dangers of a convict ship.

Origin

Early 18th century: from India + -man from man-of-war.

Definition of Indiaman in US English:

Indiaman

nounˈɪndiəˌmænˈindēəˌman

historical

A ship engaged in trade with India or the East or West Indies, especially an East Indiaman.
Example sentencesExamples
- Her influential friends made special arrangements for her to be shipped to America in comfort, in an Indiaman, saving her from the appalling squalor and dangers of a convict ship.
- The Trades Increase, the Company's first vessel, was almost 1,000 tons and was wrecked in Java on its first voyage, and though its size was exceptional, 800-ton Indiamen were not.
- Even Samuel Pepys, then the surveyor-victualer of the Royal Navy, was unprepared for the cargo he inspected in November 1665 aboard a captured Dutch Indiaman.

Origin

Early 18th century: from India + -man from man-of-war.

单词	Indiaman
释义	Definition of Indiaman in English: Indiaman nounPlural Indiamen ˈɪndɪəmənˈɪndiəˌmæn historical A ship engaged in trade with India or the East or West Indies, especially an East Indiaman. Example sentencesExamples Even Samuel Pepys, then the surveyor-victualer of the Royal Navy, was unprepared for the cargo he inspected in November 1665 aboard a captured Dutch Indiaman. The Trades Increase, the Company's first vessel, was almost 1,000 tons and was wrecked in Java on its first voyage, and though its size was exceptional, 800-ton Indiamen were not. Her influential friends made special arrangements for her to be shipped to America in comfort, in an Indiaman, saving her from the appalling squalor and dangers of a convict ship. Origin Early 18th century: from India + -man from man-of-war. Definition of Indiaman in US English: Indiaman nounˈɪndiəˌmænˈindēəˌman historical A ship engaged in trade with India or the East or West Indies, especially an East Indiaman. Example sentencesExamples Her influential friends made special arrangements for her to be shipped to America in comfort, in an Indiaman, saving her from the appalling squalor and dangers of a convict ship. The Trades Increase, the Company's first vessel, was almost 1,000 tons and was wrecked in Java on its first voyage, and though its size was exceptional, 800-ton Indiamen were not. Even Samuel Pepys, then the surveyor-victualer of the Royal Navy, was unprepared for the cargo he inspected in November 1665 aboard a captured Dutch Indiaman. Origin Early 18th century: from India + -man from man-of-war.
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