̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷səd.ə(r) noun
or exercitor ma·ris -ˈma(a)rə̇s
( -s )
Etymology: exercitor from Latin, exerciser, from exercitus (past participle of exercēre to drive on, keep busy) + -or; exercitor maris from New Latin, literally, exerciser of the sea
civil & Scots law : the one (as owner, charterer, or mortgagee in possession) to whom the profits of a ship belong at a particular time