Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boatmaster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boat-mas-ter
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person officially qualified to be in charge of a vessel of a specified category.

Etymology

From Middle English botmeyster, equivalent to boat + master.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: botmeyster

Inflected Forms

boatmasters (plural)

Questions

What does boatmaster mean?: A person officially qualified to be in charge of a vessel of a specified category.
Where does boatmaster come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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