noun
Etymology: Middle English maister mariner, from maister master + mariner, marinere mariner
1. : a captain of a merchant ship
2. : an experienced and skilled seaman certified to be competent to command a merchant ship
noun
Etymology: Middle English maister mariner, from maister master + mariner, marinere mariner
1. : a captain of a merchant ship
2. : an experienced and skilled seaman certified to be competent to command a merchant ship
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012