Usually means: Overseer of harbor docking operations.
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  1. wharfmaster: Merriam-Webster
  2. wharfmaster: Collins English Dictionary
  3. wharfmaster: Wiktionary
  4. wharfmaster: Dictionary.com

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (wharfmaster)

▸ noun:  The supervisor in charge of a wharf.

Similar:
quaymaster, dockmaster, harbormaster, harbour master, portmaster, harbourmaster, waymaster, shipmaster, quartermaster, headsman, more...

Opposite:
landlubber, land-lover, non-seafarer

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Similar:
quaymaster, dockmaster, harbormaster, harbour master, portmaster, harbourmaster, waymaster, shipmaster, quartermaster, headsman, more...

Opposite:
landlubber, land-lover, non-seafarer



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