sea captain
the master of a seagoing vessel.
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How to use sea captain in a sentence
He became a licensed sea captain and often traveled throughout the Caribbean with his wife on their yacht.
Vince Promuto, Pro Bowl football player for Washington in 1960s, dies at 82 | Matt Schudel | June 3, 2021 | Washington Post“Persuasion,” by Jane AustenThis Austen novel has it all — thwarted love, catty siblings, Bath, head injuries, sea captains and a love letter to die for!
The all-time best summer books, according to our readers | Stephanie Merry | May 27, 2021 | Washington PostHe was the illegitimate son of a French sea captain and his Haitian chambermaid.
Christie’s Auctions Audubon’s ‘Birds of America’: Priciest Book Ever? | Josh Dzieza | January 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST"It is a letter to a sea-captain at Batavia whom I once served under," he replied quietly.
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles BeechamHis uncle, the boy's only living relative, is an old sea captain under whom I served for some time and a very dear friend.
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles Beecham
He had been a sea-captain for many years, and was a man of considerable experience.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands | George Francis TrainJust then a sea captain came up to me, and, pretending to know me, told me he would fetch me to my father.
Duffels | Edward EgglestonD—n me if I don't wish you had knocked that sea captain's teeth into his throat, and his brains with them.
Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston Churchill
British Dictionary definitions for sea captain
the master of a ship, usually a merchant ship
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