| argosy |
a large merchant vessel, esp. one carrying valuable merchandise. [1/3 definitions] |
| captain |
the chief officer of a merchant vessel or a commercial airplane. [1/8 definitions] |
| carrack |
a large merchant ship used esp. in the Mediterranean in the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries; galleon. |
| chandler |
a merchant of various supplies and dry goods, often for a ship. [1/2 definitions] |
| commodore |
a title of courtesy given to the senior captain of a merchant fleet or to the president of a yacht club. [1/2 definitions] |
| dealer |
one who buys and sells; trader or merchant. [1/2 definitions] |
| embargo |
a government order prohibiting merchant vessels from moving in or out of its ports. [1/4 definitions] |
| first mate |
the officer of a merchant ship second in rank to the captain; mate. |
| galiot |
a light, single-masted Dutch merchant vessel. [1/2 definitions] |
| ironmonger |
(chiefly British) a merchant who sells household tools, equipment, and other hardware. |
| John Hancock |
a prominent merchant and statesman who took part in the American Revolution and was a signer of the United States Constitution (b. 1737--d. 1793). [1/2 definitions] |
| longboat |
the longest and largest boat carried by a merchant sailing ship. |
| marine |
a nation's naval or merchant ships. [1/7 definitions] |
| master |
a captain of a merchant ship. [1/13 definitions] |
| mate1 |
an officer on a merchant ship who ranks directly below the master; first mate. [1/9 definitions] |
| merchant |
relating to the merchant marine. [1/4 definitions] |
| middleman |
an intermediate trader or merchant between producers and consumers. |
| Mister |
the title given to some officers or cadets in the military or merchant marine. [1/3 definitions] |
| Mr. |
abbreviation of "Mister," a title given to some officers or cadets in the military or merchant marine. [1/2 definitions] |
| Plimsoll mark |
one of a series of lines on the hull of a merchant ship that indicate the depth to which, under different, legally specified circumstances, it may be loaded. |
| PT boat |
a small, swift, highly maneuverable torpedo boat, used esp. to patrol and torpedo enemy merchant ships. |