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dockmaster

American  
[dok-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈdɒkˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

noun

Nautical.

  1. a person who supervises the dry-docking of ships.

Etymology

Origin of dockmaster

First recorded in 1730–40; dock 1 + master

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