sailing master

English Thesaurus

1. the ship's officer in charge of navigation (noun.person)

hypernym	:	officer, ship's officer,
definition	:	a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel (noun.person)

derivation	:	navigate, pilot,
definition	:	act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance (verb.motion)

derivation	:	navigate, pilot,
definition	:	act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance (verb.motion)