master mariner
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His father, Thomas, was a master mariner who contracted tuberculosis and pleurisy and died when Peter was 7.
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022
Later he became a fully qualified British master mariner, and travelled the world, particularly the archipelagoes and peninsulas of South-East Asia, where many of his tales are set.
From Economist • Nov. 2, 2017
"You should always have an emergency escape route," said Captain Scott Futcher, a master mariner with 20 years of experience at sea.
From Reuters • Oct. 8, 2015
Carrie Boustead played in goals for a number of teams including Mrs Graham's XI, a women's team set up by Helen Matthew, the daughter of a Montrose-born master mariner.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2013
The civilian was well read, not in ancient books, but in modern science; the master mariner knew only his log-book, compass, and "the rule of thumb."
From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Inman, Thomas
