sea captain

noun

: the master especially of a merchant vessel

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The film opens in the desolate Arctic, where Victor has chased his creation, and flashes back as Frankenstein relates his life’s story to a Danish sea captain whose ship is stuck in the ice. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025 Nordkapp was named by an English sea captain who sailed past the cape in 1553 while searching for the Northwest Passage. Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 6 July 2025 That phrase is credited to a 19th-century sea captain, William Driver, whose story was told by a Smithsonian special report in 2013. Meredith Kile, People.com, 4 July 2025 In a 26-minute coda, which opened with a six-month time jump… ▲ Hapless Choi was released from prison after a six-month stint (for breaking into super-sus sea captain Park’s home) and reunited with his funny li’l buddy as well as (former) police detective Jun-ho (Wi Ha-jun). Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sea captain

Word History

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sea captain was in 1612

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“Sea captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20captain. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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