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

Word History and Origins

Origin of shipmaster¹

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

Example Sentences

Article 98 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea requires every shipmaster “to render assistance to any person found at sea in danger of being lost.”

From Seattle Times

The shipmaster quickly realized what had happened and that the vessel had crossed over the pipeline, the records indicate.

From Los Angeles Times

“When you’re traveling on a boat and you hit something, there’s a tremendous sense of loss,” said Gregory Tylawsky, a licensed shipmaster and founder of the Maritime Expert Group.

From Washington Post

“It’d be controlled chaos onboard,” said Gary Cordes, a retired shipmaster and senior adviser at the Maritime Expert Group, who said he transited the canal nine times between the 1960s and 1980s.

From Washington Post

“That is the Godzilla of tugboats,” said Gregory Tylawsky, a licensed shipmaster and founder of the Maritime Expert Group.

From Washington Post