dockmaster
noun
dock·mas·ter
| \ ˈdäk-ˌma-stər
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Definition of dockmaster
: a person in charge of a dock or marina or of the docking of ships
Examples of dockmaster in a Sentence
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The dockmaster position is currently contracted out. — Hillary Davis, latimes.com, "Newport proposes new harbor and utilities departments," 15 May 2018 The two-person harbor resources side would stay the same, while the harbor operations side would have dockmasters, administrative assistants, code officers and customer service staffers. — Hillary Davis, latimes.com, "Newport proposes new harbor and utilities departments," 15 May 2018 Brian McDermott, dockmaster at Henderson's Wharf, a 280-slip marina in Fells Point, has had a captain's license for 35 years and sailed the Intracoastal Waterway along the East Coast more than 80 times. — Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com, "Amid the rise of GPS, NOAA weighs a move away from paper charting," 5 June 2017 Luckily, the dockmaster at the 79th Street Boat Basin agreed to give her a spot for the winter at $250 a month. — Kim Velsey, New York Times, "Name: Jane Clegg," 24 Nov. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dockmaster.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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