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shipmaster

[ ship-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

noun

  1. a person who commands a ship; master; captain.


shipmaster

/ ˈʃɪpˌmɑːstə; ˈʃɪpmən /

noun

  1. the master or captain of a ship
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shipmaster1

1325–75; Middle English schipmaster; cognate with German Schiffmeister
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Example Sentences

He was called a good fellow,only a little lumpish,and as he was brave and faithful, he rose in time to be a shipmaster.

A shipmaster declared that the youth was as like the Prince of Wales as two drops of water, although Gonzalo might be taller.

Every merchant receiving a cargo, every shipmaster going out or coming in, has unavoidable business here.

His image at length so completely filled her mind that she forgot the handsome officer, and the shipmaster and every one else.

The shipmaster weighed his anchor and set sail with those whom he had on board.

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