shipmaster

ship·mas·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ship-mas-ter, -mah-ster]
- /ˈʃɪpˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər/
- /ˈʃɪpmɑːstə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ship-mas-ter, -mah-ster]
- /ˈʃɪpˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər/

Definitions of shipmaster word

noun shipmaster a person who commands a ship; master; captain. 1
noun shipmaster the master or captain of a ship 0
noun shipmaster the officer in command of a merchant ship; captain 0

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Origin of shipmaster

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Shipmaster

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shipmaster

shipmaster popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% 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.

shipmaster usage trend in Literature

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