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chartermaster

chartermaster noun: a contractor for working a pit or part of a pit.

Noun

chartermaster (plural chartermasters)

  1. (historical) A contractor for working a pit or part of a pit.

Forms of chartermaster

pluralchartermasters

Origin of chartermaster

From charter + master.

Questions about chartermaster

What does chartermaster mean?
Chartermaster means a contractor for working a pit or part of a pit.
What part of speech is chartermaster?
Chartermaster is a noun.
What is the plural of chartermaster?
The plural of chartermaster is chartermasters.

Words near chartermaster in the dictionary

  1. charterhouses
  2. charterial
  3. chartering
  4. Charteris
  5. charterless
  6. chartermaster
  7. chartermasters
  8. charterparties
  9. charterparty
  10. charters
  11. Charters Towers

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