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shipmaster

American  
[ship-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈʃɪpˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

noun

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

shipmaster British  
/ ˈʃɪpˌmɑːstə, ˈʃɪpmən /

noun

  1. the master or captain of a ship

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Etymology

Origin of shipmaster

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

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