# shantyman

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The sailor who sings the main line of a sea shanty (the other sailors singing the responses or choruses)

## Etymology
From shanty + -man.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shantyman