sea captain

noun

Definition of sea captainnext
as in commander

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Recent Examples of sea captain Set in a former sea captain’s home and originally designed by Roman and Williams, the 20-room Greydon House has become a luxury destination on Nantucket over the past decade. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 There’s also the sea captain guy. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026 The John Derian shop is set in an old sea captain's house, just a hop off Commercial on Law Street. — Anne Bratskeir, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2026 Retired sea captain Thomas Valentine Sullivan spearheaded the first YMCA in the United States in 1851 in collaboration with a group of Boston churches. — USA Today, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sea captain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea captain
  1. commander
  2. skipper
  3. captain
  4. skip
  5. vice admiral
  6. officer
  7. admiral
Noun
  • In fact, just prior to our conversation, it was announced that Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman will become the new deputy director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Eisenkot is a former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, serving as the country's top military commander from 2015 to 2019.
    — Tara Neill, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of commander
Noun
  • The skipper who transferred them testified that the woman and baby were silent on the 90-minute trip.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The new manager in 2027 will be the franchise's sixth full-time manager since longtime skipper Mike Scioscia was fired in 2018.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of skipper
Noun
  • Flight experts say weather was likely a factor in the crash and that the captain should have delayed the flight after seeing the forecast.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The captain was later taken to the emergency room at Gema Santhi Regional Hospital for treatment, according to ANTARA News, the official national news agency of Indonesia.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of captain
Noun
  • The rise of major metropolitan centers around the world, for example, brought with it Baudelaire’s flâneur just as transcontinental railroads made narrative skips in space and time more legible.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • From our room, the common spaces of the house were a quick skip down the stairs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of skip
Noun
  • From the 2026 Stephen Coxford Lecture, which was delivered in January at Victoria College at the University of Toronto by the former vice admiral Angus Topshee, who was then the commander of the Royal Canadian Navy.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Throughout her career, the Puerto Rican physician also held the titles of vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the Commissioner of Health for the State of New York.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of vice admiral
Noun
  • The service's Inspector Jeff Tyre said in a video message that the second body had been found in a search by Royal Canadian Mounted Police and conservation officers on Tuesday afternoon after the discovery of the first set of remains a day earlier.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Brendt Volarvich shot and killed Stevens in November 2005 after the officer pulled him over in rural Yolo County.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of officer
Noun
  • Hegseth has dismissed several generals and admirals, often without explanation.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Granbazan 2021 Don Alvaro pays homage to the man who was the 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz and an admiral in the Spanish Armada.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of admiral

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