sea captain

the master of a seagoing vessel.

Origin of sea captain

First recorded in 1605–15

The store was being closed for the night when a sea-captain knocked at the door and asked for some seamen's clothes.

The Wonders of Prayer |Various
“A Russian sea-captain once told me it looked to him like a mosaic,” Mrs. Morton said.

Ethel Morton at Sweetbrier Lodge |Mabell S. C. Smith
Into this delightful abode the old Admiral had invited the sea-captain, who was a guest of Rouen.

The Story of Rouen |Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
He had been a sea-captain for many years, and was a man of considerable experience.

My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands |George Francis Train

Thus lived the future sea-captain; in peace, plenty, and seclusion, at the outbreak of the American Revolution.

Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea |Charles H. L. Johnston

sea captain

the master of a ship, usually a merchant ship