Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harbormaster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
har-bor-mas-ter
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From harbor + master.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does harbormaster mean?
An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.
Where does harbormaster come from?
From harbor + master.

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