dockmaster

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noun

Someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.

“Near-synonyms: wharfmaster, wharfinger”

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wharfmasterwharfinger
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Meanings

noundockmaster (plural dockmasters)

plural dockmasters

  1. Someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.

    Near-synonyms: wharfmaster, wharfinger

    Synonyms: wharfmaster, wharfinger

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone in charge of a dock, or of docking.

Similar
wharfmasterwharfinger
Also see
wharfingerwharfmaster

Origin

From dock + master.

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Cite this entry
APA

dockmaster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dockmaster

MLA

“dockmaster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dockmaster. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dockmaster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dockmaster.

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