shipmaster

[ ship-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

/ ˈʃɪpˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

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noun

a person who commands a ship; master; captain.

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Origin of shipmaster

1325–75; Middle English schipmaster; cognate with German Schiffmeister

Words nearby shipmaster

shipfitter, Shipka Pass, shiplap, shipload, shipman, shipmaster, shipmate, shipment, ship money, ship of state, ship of the line

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How to use shipmaster in a sentence

He was called a good fellow,only a little lumpish,and as he was brave and faithful, he rose in time to be a shipmaster.
The Minister's Wooing|Harriet Beecher Stowe
A shipmaster declared that the youth was as like the Prince of Wales as two drops of water, although Gonzalo might be taller.
The Fourth Estate, vol.1|Armando Palacio Valds
Every merchant receiving a cargo, every shipmaster going out or coming in, has unavoidable business here.
Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea.|Anonymous
His image at length so completely filled her mind that she forgot the handsome officer, and the shipmaster and every one else.
Serapis, Complete|Georg Ebers

The shipmaster weighed his anchor and set sail with those whom he had on board.
The Hand of Providence|J. H. Ward

British Dictionary definitions for shipmaster

shipmaster

shipman (ˈʃɪpmən)

/ (ˈʃɪpˌmɑːstə) /

noun plural -masters or -men

the master or captain of a ship

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