"master mariner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: master mariners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} master mariner (plural master mariners)
  1. (nautical) A seaman who has qualified to be a captain of a merchant ship Categories (topical): Nautical, People Translations (qualified seaman): merikapteeni (Finnish)

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