sea captain
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sea captain
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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John “Thumper” McCarthy, 75, a retired sea captain and 40-year fixture of the Lahaina Yacht Club, is also on the FBI’s list.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023
And what of Al Anderson, the Rhode Island fisherman whose myopic devotion to his quarry recalls another famous New England sea captain?
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2023
This bizarre hybrid was bought by Moses Kimball, founder of the Boston Museum, from the family of a sea captain.
From Scientific American • May 31, 2023
Erdogan, the son of a sea captain, had faced political headwinds ahead of Sunday's vote: he was already facing blame over an economic crisis when a devastating earthquake hit in February.
From Reuters • May 15, 2023
Beowulf took the role of her desperate sea captain father, while Alexander ran about them as the storm, howling like the wind, and quite convincingly, too.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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