Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Schiffer
English translation:
skipper/mariner
Added to glossary by
Marie Lowrie
Aug 2, 2003 14:35
20 yrs ago
German term
United Kingdom
Schiffer
German to English
Other
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Shipping
Shipper? Shipping Merchant? Any ideas, when someone has had to take a citizen's oath for this profession.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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2 mins
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2 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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558
ship master
Or master mariner. For a river boat he or she is a barge captain. I used to wash dishes in the Lübeck Schiffersgesellschaft.
Reference:
3 mins
Christine Slattery
Native in German
15 Years Engineering in Canada
Native in: German
Works in: German to English, English to German
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24
Master mariner
as member of the guild
5 mins
sailor (inland waters)
is given in the link (with Buergerseid - citizen's oath)..
Other on-line dictionaries give: mariner, sailor, skipper, sea captain, boatman....
Other on-line dictionaries give: mariner, sailor, skipper, sea captain, boatman....
Reference:
7 mins
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
&
English
Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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118
boatman
I would say here as this refers to an old profession and has not much in common with today~s skipper, mariners etc.
23 mins
Sanaa Omrany
Egypt
Egypt
Native in English
Egypt
A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE
Native in: Arabic , English
Works in: Arabic to English, Arabic to French, Arabic to Italian, and 17 more.
Boat Operator
just, dear..it's the person who leads boats, yachts.......
3 hrs
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
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72
Langenscheidt says...
Schiffer m sailor; (Schiffsführer) navigator; (Handelsschiffskapitän) skipper; (Flußschiffer) boatman
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