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View synonyms for sea captain
sea captain
noun
- the master of a seagoing vessel.
sea captain
noun
- the master of a ship, usually a merchant ship
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sea captain1
First recorded in 1605–15
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Example Sentences
He was the illegitimate son of a French sea captain and his Haitian chambermaid.
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"It is a letter to a sea-captain at Batavia whom I once served under," he replied quietly.
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His uncle, the boy's only living relative, is an old sea captain under whom I served for some time and a very dear friend.
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He had been a sea-captain for many years, and was a man of considerable experience.
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Just then a sea captain came up to me, and, pretending to know me, told me he would fetch me to my father.
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D—n me if I don't wish you had knocked that sea captain's teeth into his throat, and his brains with them.
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