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harbour master

British  

noun

  1. an official in charge of a harbour

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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New characters include scientist and inventor Ava Potts, played by Danielle Jam, local vet Dr Ollie, played by Carl Spencer, and the harbour master, played by William Andrews.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2025

Robert Erskine, a harbour master at Portpatrick, dismissed the scheme as “a nice pipe dream”.

From The Guardian Feb. 11, 2020

An official search operation was called off on 24 January after Guernsey's harbour master said the chances of survival were "extremely remote".

From BBC Feb. 5, 2019

They had also traced the doctor who wrote the autopsy, who was now in his 90s, as well as the harbour master from Belize, who had corresponded with Penny's father.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2018

It was evident that the billet of deputy-assistant harbour master carried no crushingly onerous duties.

From Command by McFee, William

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