harbor master
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of harbor master
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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His only official titles were harbor master and chairman of the planning board for his town of 1,200 residents across the bay from Acadia National Park.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
The visitor dock has room to host another boat, said city harbor master Scott Wilkins.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2022
A search of the waters near Guernsey, which lies west of the Cotentin Peninsula, was called off after three days, with harbor master David Barker calling the chances of finding survivors “extremely remote.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2019
Crews with the Ventura Harbor Patrol searched by water and land Sunday morning and found no sign of the 35-foot-long whale, said harbor master John Higgins.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2017
The harbor master answered with the motion of his oars.
From The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)
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