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first mate

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An officer on a merchant ship ranking immediately below the captain.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun nautical An officer on a merchant ship next in rank to the captain and responsible to the captain for the safety and security of the ship.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the officer below the master on a commercial ship

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synonyms (3)

Words with the same meaning

  1. chief mate
  2. chief officer
  3. first officer

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. officer
  2. ship's officer

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