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[ mid -ship-muh n, mid-ship - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈmɪdˌʃɪp mən, mɪdˈʃɪp- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural mid·ship·men. a student, as at the U.S. Naval Academy, in training for commission as ensign in the Navy or second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. Compare cadet (def. 2).
British Navy . an officer of the rank held by young men immediately upon graduating from the government naval schools. (initial capital letter ) the title and rank of such a graduate. (formerly) one of a class of boys or young men who formed the group from which officers were chosen. Also called singingfish . any toadfish of the genus Porichthys, having many small luminous organs on the underside and producing a buzzing sound with its air bladder.
Origin of midshipman First recorded in 1620–30; midship + -man
Words nearby midshipman mid-rise, midsagittal plane, midsection, midsegment, midship, midshipman , midships, mid-size, midsole, midst, midstream
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Example sentences from the Web for midshipman No midshipman will ever be disenrolled for reporting an incident of sexual harassment or assault against them.
Former Student Claims U.S. Naval Academy Had ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Rape Victims | Jesse Ellison| May 4, 2012| DAILY BEAST
As a 17-year-old midshipman , I envied your audacious style, senator.
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Mr. Fane, midshipman , accompanied me up the left bank above, to see if we could lead the camels along in the water.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 | David Livingstone
It is only when in port that some relaxation comes into the midshipman 's life.
Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis | H. Irving Hancock
Here both he and the midshipman were well qualified to criticise.
True Blue | W.H.G. Kingston
The midshipman put the letter into his pocket without reading it.
Within The Enemy's Lines | Oliver Optic
He stated his difficulty to her, for Paul had been as much in doubt as the midshipman .
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British Dictionary definitions for midshipman noun plural -men a probationary rank held by young naval officers under training, or an officer holding such a rank
any of several American toadfishes of the genus Porichthys, having small light-producing organs on the undersurface of their bodies
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