Definition of "shipowners" [shipowners]

• Plural form of shipowner. (noun)

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• "Stein called shipowners an easy target for environmentalists who think of shippers "as the big bad dirty shipping industry.""
• "'Winchester Street' is in South Shields, and in the old days was the aristocratic quarter where only persons of high distinction -- such as shipowners, and 'Southspainer' skippers -- lived."
• "In his remarks, Mr. Wen pledged to double the amount of trade with Greece to $8 billion in five years and extend credit to Greek shipowners who buy Chinese-built vessels."