shipmaster

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

noun

1. a person who commands a ship; master; captain.

shipmaster

/ ˈʃɪpˌmɑːstə; ˈʃɪpmən /

noun

1. the master or captain of a ship

Word History and Origins

Origin of shipmaster¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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A shipmaster declared that the youth was as like the Prince of Wales as two drops of water, although Gonzalo might be taller.

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Every merchant receiving a cargo, every shipmaster going out or coming in, has unavoidable business here.

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His image at length so completely filled her mind that she forgot the handsome officer, and the shipmaster and every one else.

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The shipmaster weighed his anchor and set sail with those whom he had on board.

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