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
There wasn't "much room for maneuvering," said John Konrad, master mariner and founder of GCaptain, a maritime news website.
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
