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dockmaster

dockmaster noun: someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.

Noun

dockmaster (plural dockmasters)

  1. Someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.
    • Near-synonyms: wharfmaster, wharfinger

Synonyms of dockmaster

Forms of dockmaster

pluraldockmasters

Origin of dockmaster

From dock + master.

Questions about dockmaster

What does dockmaster mean?
Dockmaster means someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.
What part of speech is dockmaster?
Dockmaster is a noun.
What is the plural of dockmaster?
The plural of dockmaster is dockmasters.

Words near dockmaster in the dictionary

  1. dockling
  2. docklings
  3. dockmackie
  4. dockmackies
  5. dockman
  6. dockmaster
  7. dockmasters
  8. dockmen
  9. dockmistress
  10. dockmistresses
  11. dockominium

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