FIRST MATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The officer below the master on a commercial ship

Synonyms:

first mate; mate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("first mate" is a kind of...):

officer; ship's officer (a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel)

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