WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
-manship,
- a combination of -man and -ship, used as an independent suffix with the meaning "skill in a particular activity, esp. of a competitive nature'':brinkmanship;
grantsmanship;
one-upmanship;
sometimes compounded with a plural noun by analogy with craftsmanship, marksmanship, sportsmanship, etc.
'-manship' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
airmanship
- batsman
- boatsmanship
- brinkmanship
- chapman
- churchman
- clubman
- craftsman
- crewman
- draftsman
- foreman
- freshman
- gamesmanship
- grantsmanship
- gunman
- handicraftsman
- helmsman
- henchman
- hetmanate
- huntsman
- lifemanship
- marksman
- oarsman
- one-upmanship
- outdoorsman
- placeman
- plowman
- salesmanship
- steersman
- subforemanship
- supersalesman
- swordman
- swordsman
- yachtsman