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ship⋅mas⋅ter

[ship-mas-ter, -mah-ster]
–noun
a person who commands a ship; master; captain.

Origin:
1325–75; ME schipmaster; c. G Schiffmeister
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ship·mas·ter   (shĭp'mās'tər)   
n.  The officer in command of a merchant ship.
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