harbormaster
noun
har·bor·mas·ter
ˈhär-bər-ˌma-stər 
: an officer who executes the regulations respecting the use of a harbor
Examples of harbormaster in a Sentence
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Former harbormaster Brock De Lappe, who has chronicled the state of the estuary for years, said there is only one permanent solution: removing all anchor-outs from the estuary permanently.
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Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Fontana’s conservation efforts, led by Brandon Jones, marina operator and harbormaster at Fontana Village Resort, are dedicated to ensuring that the Fontana that attracts visitors today will be protected for the next generation.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2024
That’s part of growing up in Gloucester, as is getting chased off by the Coast Guard or the harbormaster.
—Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
The Dennis harbormaster’s office was notified of trouble in the water just before 9 p.m. Friday, according to Harbormaster Dawson Farber.
—Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
The Seldovia harbormaster declined to comment on the collision when reached by phone Friday.
—Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2023
Thomas Ciarametaro, Gloucester’s harbormaster, said Friday that traveling so far off shore in a boat that size could present problems.
—Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
With the pinnipeds dominating the voting for the Official Animal of San Francisco, Total SF hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight sat down with Pier 39 harbormaster Sheila Chandor and former CEO Taylor Safford to learn about the history of Pier 39's famous marine residents.
—Total Sf Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2023
Emergency responders including Fairhaven police, Fairhaven firefighters, and the Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council Search and Rescue Unit, as well as harbormasters, searched the shoreline from the land and the water, the statement said.
—Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Mar. 2023
Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Fontana’s conservation efforts, led by Brandon Jones, marina operator and harbormaster at Fontana Village Resort, are dedicated to ensuring that the Fontana that attracts visitors today will be protected for the next generation.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2024
That’s part of growing up in Gloucester, as is getting chased off by the Coast Guard or the harbormaster.
—Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
The Dennis harbormaster’s office was notified of trouble in the water just before 9 p.m. Friday, according to Harbormaster Dawson Farber.
—Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
The Seldovia harbormaster declined to comment on the collision when reached by phone Friday.
—Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2023
Thomas Ciarametaro, Gloucester’s harbormaster, said Friday that traveling so far off shore in a boat that size could present problems.
—Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
With the pinnipeds dominating the voting for the Official Animal of San Francisco, Total SF hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight sat down with Pier 39 harbormaster Sheila Chandor and former CEO Taylor Safford to learn about the history of Pier 39's famous marine residents.
—Total Sf Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2023
Emergency responders including Fairhaven police, Fairhaven firefighters, and the Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council Search and Rescue Unit, as well as harbormasters, searched the shoreline from the land and the water, the statement said.
—Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Mar. 2023
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“Harbormaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harbormaster. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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