Dutch sailors - can something be inferred from different titles?

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Zeeman [Sailor] common term

Schipper [Skipper, Sailing master] common term - size of boat implied? For example is it generally understood to be smaller boats? or could large sea going vessel masters be called schipper as well?

Zeeman ter Koopvaardij [Merchant Navy Sailor] 1810s
Varensgezel [Sailor, Seafarer] 1810s
Zeeman ter koopvaardij [merchant sailor], East Indies Trade 1830s
Buitente zeevarende [foreign seafarer] 1830s
Buitenlands zeevarend [foreign seafarer] 1850s
Zeevarende [Seafarer] 1850s
Buit zeev [overseas sailor] 1860s
Koopvaardijmatroos [Merchant Sailor] 1900s
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Interesting link in Dutch discussing trades for early 20th Dutch sailing from Rubén Hernández in answer to another question.

http://www.kombuispraat.com/viewtopic.php?t=309

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