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harbor master

har·bor mas·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahr-ber mas-ter, mah-ster]
    • /ˈhɑr bər ˈmæs tər, ˈmɑ stər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahr-ber mas-ter, mah-ster]
    • /ˈhɑr bər ˈmæs tər, ˈmɑ stər/

Definitions of harbor master words

  • noun harbor master an official who supervises operations in a harbor area and administers its rules. 1
  • noun harbor master the official in charge of enforcing the regulations governing the use of a harbor 0
  • noun harbor master Alternative form of harbourmaster. 0
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Origin of harbor master

First appearance:

before 1760
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70

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Parts of speech for Harbor master

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Harbor master

harbor master popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

harbor master usage trend in Literature

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