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harbormaster

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: nautical, transport

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From harbor + master.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: capità de port — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Catalan: capitana de port — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Danish: havnefoged — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Danish: havnechef — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Danish: havnekaptajn — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Danish: havnemester — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Dutch: havenmeester — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Dutch: havenkapitein — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • French: officier de port — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • French: capitaine de port — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • German: Hafenmeister — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • German: Hafenkapitän — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Greek: λιμενάρχης (limenárchis) — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Ancient Greek: λιμενάρχης (limenárkhēs) — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Icelandic: hafnarstjóri — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Icelandic: hafnarmeistari — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Icelandic: hafnarfógeti — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Icelandic: hafnarkapteinn — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Ido: portuo-oficiro — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Ido: portuo-oficisto — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Indonesian: syahbandar — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Norwegian: havnefogd — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Polish: kapitan portu — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Portuguese: capitão do porto — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Romanian: căpitan de port — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Swedish: hamnkapten — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Turkish: liman reisi — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Ottoman Turkish: لیمان رئیسی (liman reisi) — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Welsh: porthfeistr — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port
  • Welsh: harbwrfeistr — official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port