What is the master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel called?
skipper — (Naut.) The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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