harbormaster
(US, nautical) An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.
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"whether her Democratic opponent, harbormaster and oyster farmer Graham Platner, would be too far left for the state" Nazi tats are too far left
I wanna go somewhere and be a harbormaster. Am I “qualified”? No. But I like the title and (at least the idea of) being near the water.
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(US, nautical) An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.
“"whether her Democratic opponent, harbormaster and oyster farmer Graham Platner, would be too far left for the state" Nazi tats are too far left”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I wanna go somewhere and be a harbormaster. Am I “qualified”? No. But I like the title and (at least the idea of) being near the water.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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