first mate

Noun

Meaning

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mate first officer chief mate premier acquaintance first lieutenant prime minister mates best friend best bud brother from another mother ace coon poon ace coon boon ace boom boom ace coon
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Antonyms

counteraction first challenger nemesis competition leader
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Hypernyms

officer ship's officer

Examples

First mate David was involved in determining chief stew Hannah Ferrier’s dismissal and assisting deckhand Rob Westergaard with applying to do the crossing. Source: Internet

Captain Zenas Bent, first mate Mr. White and seven Hawaiian seamen remained on board the ship. Source: Internet

He worked on a variety of ships as crew member (steward, apprentice, able-bodied seaman ) and then as third, second and first mate, until eventually achieving captain's rank. Source: Internet

His First Mate was Deuce and his crew was quite popular across the world. Source: Internet

The early sketches also usually featured odd introductions for all the characters, such as calling Link the flappable captain, Miss Piggy the flirtatious first mate, and referring to Dr. Strangepork as "describable." Source: Internet

It features Captain Link Hogthrob, Miss Piggy as first mate, and Dr. Julius Strangepork (the name a take-off on " Dr. Strangelove "). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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