sea captain

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
sea captain
    n 1: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [syn:
         {master}, {captain}, {sea captain}, {skipper}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sea captain \Sea" cap"tain\
   The captain of a vessel that sails upon the sea.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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