contramestre.
overseer; supervisor (person with overseeing the work of a person or group)
Meaning & usage
overseer; supervisor (person with overseeing the work of a person or group)
petty officer who controls the work of other seamen
substitute captain
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Portuguese contra- Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *magisteros Latin magister Old Occitan maestrebor. Old Catalan maestrebor. Old Galician-Portuguese maestre Old Galician-Portuguese meestre Portuguese mestre Portuguese contramestre From contra- (“auxiliary”) + mestre (“master”).
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