Definition of "sailing-master" []

• The navigating officer of a ship; specifically, a warrant-officer in the United States navy whose duties are to navigate the vessel and to attend to other matters connected with stowage, the rigging, etc., under the direction of the executive officer. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The sailing-master gave his last orders, and away we went, pulling three pairs of oars to gain our positions."
• "The wind was soon blowing half a gale, and our sailing-master expected little sleep that night as he paced up and down the poop."
• "Of course the sailing-master, who was really captain, was a thorough-going seaman."