dockmaster
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dockmaster
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“You gotta get it over,” the dockmaster said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2022
In 2011, Terry Sullivan was living aboard his 50-foot Sea Ray Powerboat, when his friend, the dockmaster, told him a new neighbor was moving into the slip next door.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2021
The Department of Docks did its part, too, in the person of Peter McNeil, the dockmaster, known as Buck, who was credited with saving about 285 people from drowning in the harbor over 25 years.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2015
You come up to a strange marina and call for berthing instructions, and the dockmaster promptly tells you to set your fenders and lines up on a particular side.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Come along, Crow,” Miss Maggie said, nodding to the dockmaster as we continued on toward the ferry that was tied up and napping, waiting to be let off her leash again.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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